O’Gorman ‘not confident’ over climate ambitions if Greens not in next government

The leader of the Greens said he is “not confident” progress in reducing emissions will continue if his party is not part of the next government.

Roderic O’Gorman said the Green Party played a central role in reducing carbon emissions.

Last year, Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6.8 per cent with reductions in almost all sectors.

It was the lowest that greenhouse gas emissions have been in three decades, and below the 1990 baseline, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Mr O’Gorman said that Ireland’s emissions are at its lowest in 30 years.

He added: “I’m not confident that if the Greens aren’t part of the next government, whatever its makeup, I’m not confident that that progress will continue, that we will see another seven per cent, that we’ll see the commitment of those financial resources that are necessary to deliver these really important projects that get us our cuts, but also improve people’s quality of life as…