Climate & Environment
Eamon Ryan writes to Varadkar warning of ‘reputational damage’ if Ireland fails to meet green targets
The environment minister has warned the Taoiseach of the risks of ‘trading on a green brand while not changing things in reality’ and wrote that ‘once lost, such a green reputation is very hard to restore’
Eamon Ryan has written to the Taoiseach warning him that Ireland’s current land use model is “incompatible” with the state’s environmental commitments and Ireland risks reputational damage if it continues to “trade on a green brand while not changing things in reality”.
The Minister for Environment also emphasised that a just transition for farmers had to be central while we “switch to a more sustainable food production system”.
In a letter dated February 24, Ryan ...
