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Societal consensus key to Ireland’s climate challenge
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The electorate wants the political system to deliver on climate action and at the same time the Government is finalising an ambitious plan, due for publication shortly, to tackle climate disruption. This level of focus was unimaginable even as recently as six months ago.
So what do we need to do? Two key suggestions are to build societal consensus on climate action and to face up to the scale of the challenge.
In terms of building consensus, the Irish public are now actively engaging with climate action and we must find ways to tap into this positive goodwill. This will require new approaches in how institutions operate, in policy, regulation and financial incentives. This is not going to be easy and will require some difficult discussions. [...]
https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/societal-consensus-key-to-ireland-s-climate-challenge-1.3921088