Government slammed over carbon tax snub

We must encourage use of more sustainable technologies

ESRI assesses impact of Budget 2019. Pic: RollingNews.ie
9/10/2018 Budget Day 2019. Fine Gael Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal O Donohue holds up budget day documents at Government Buildings Dublin. Photo: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

One of the world’s leading experts on sustainability has slammed the government’s decision not to directly address carbon taxes in the budget last month, and warned that Brexit is a major threat to combating climate change.

Dr Rachel Armstrong, professor of experimental architecture at University of Newcastle, ...