Climate & Environment
Green minister Ossian Smyth complains of ‘horrible conservative scaremongering’ on EU nature law
The TD for Dun Laoghaire said he was “disappointed” with the European People’s Party, which is the European affiliate of Fine Gael
Minister of State Ossian Smyth said he is “not happy” about the European People’s Party (EPP) decision to walk out negotiations on the EU’s nature restoration law.
The European Commission says the law is a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which calls for binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, in particular those with the most potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters.
