Posted on 09/04/2023 2:42:11 PM PDT by Olog-hai
A panel of independent experts who annually assess delivery of the climate commitments in the Program for Government have awarded the Government a “C+” grade this year and warned that overall performance on environmental issues is still a long way off where it needs to be.
The assessment, which was commissioned by Friends of the Earth, noted progress in some areas such as renewable energy but said these were a cause for hope rather than celebration and that the Government now needs to deliver transformational change.
The Coalition leaders need to be upfront with people that a certain amount of inconvenience and disruption to their lives is unavoidable if climate chaos and destruction down the line is to be prevented, according to Friends of the Earth.
The report examines, and scores, the pace of delivery of nearly 300 environmental or climate-related commitments contained in the Program for Government to see how well the Government is keeping its word on its own promises.
Improvements in the energy sector stood out, such as the first offshore wind auction, progress on international electricity interconnectors, residential solar power, smart meters, and less fossil fuel usage.
However, agriculture and forestry stand out for opposite reasons, with the report concluding that the Government is flirting with failure in this sector despite being very limited in ambition to start with.
It said the current agri-food strategy is still responsible for growing nutrient pollution and poor water quality, and that such trends now appear to be locked in for the remainder of this Government. …
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Great response, Jim.
What the f**k is an Irish expert and why should we care?
If every person and cow on this little island ceased to breathe or fart the CO2 content of the atmosphere change not at all.
Who cares what grades the left gives out?
When they have no power, food or hope they will award the A+.
“George Lee, Environment Correspondent”...I wonder why Mr. Lee doesn’t take a few basic Geology courses to educate himself on the environment and learn that we have had climate change for 4.9 billion years, long before man was here.
Climate Change ... the next big scam the elites will use to Imprison the Plebes in their homes and make them safe from having to run shoulders with smelly Walmart shoppers.
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