Eamon Ryan’s 5 Degrees of Change: ‘The plan we are going to develop will be ambitious beyond compare’
From finally buying an electric car to setting up a district heating agency, the Environment Minister, details his personal and political priorities for the latest episode of the
This time last year, Eamon Ryan was weighing up the undeniable risks of entering a three-way government coalition as the smallest party. Having decided he could exert the most influence inside the tent, he doesn’t regret his decision.
“This is a moment of huge change, driven by crisis and the requirement to address climate change. As difficult as it is, if I was on the outside now saying ‘I wish I had the opportunity to use this moment of change to steer the country in a greener direction’, I would be kicking myself. I think it was the right decision,” Ryan told the Business Post.
