Benefits of climate change ‘far outweighed’ by damage, says Varadkar
Martin warns Taoiseach that his earlier remarks could ‘undermine’ case for action
Varadkar had said that warmer winters would mean people would need less heating in their homes, and there would also be fewer cold-related deaths.
Micheál Martin, the Fianna Fáil leader, criticised the Taoiseach in the Dáil yesterday for his comments, which he said were straying close to climate change denial. The Taoiseach’s observations were more like something Donald Trump would say, he added.
“There has been a...
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