Ministers in charge of climate action in seven EU countries have called for a more ambitious strategy to counter global warming in response to “alarming scientific analysis” suggesting current measures will not deliver as hoped. Spokeswoman for the group, Brune Poirson, secretary of state to the French minister for ecological transition, said EU countries “must take more action and we must take it faster”. However, with the EU’s current climate policy these goals would not be achieved, the ministers said in a joint statement. “The carbon price does not send a strong enough signal, the price isn’t high enough. In response, Minister for Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten defended the Government’s commitment to tackling climate change.

Source: The Irish Times April 28, 2018 12:22 UTC