Cop28: Ireland will boost contributions to tackle climate change, Varadkar saysJonathan McCambridge, PAIreland will double its contribution to international climate finance to at least €225 million a year by 2025, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has told delegates at the Cop28 summit in Dubai. Mr Varadkar pledged €25 million to a new Loss and Damage Fund for 2024 and 2025 to help poor and vulnerable countries affected by climate disasters. In his formal address on behalf of Ireland to Cop28 on Saturday, Mr Varadkar said never before have alarm bells been ringing so loudly over climate change and world leaders must rise to the challenge. He told the summit: “We cannot prevent climate change. “Ireland will double our climate finance to at least €225 million per year by 2025, and this year, we will spend close to €150 million.

Source: Irish Independent December 02, 2023 17:44 UTC