Let’s not all be as stupid as Donald by ignoring this global warning..
Blazing temperatures around the world a sign of big trouble ahead
worse position than it was last year. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he wanted Ireland to be a world leader in climate change when he took up office but yet we are failing on many levels.
The new report stated the country is on track to miss many of its targets – and that our emissions are increasing.
Fianna Fail’s environment spokesman Timmy Dooley said: “I think it is a damning indictment of the failure of this Government to address climate change and our CO2 emissions. Green Party leader Eamon Ryan said more needs to be done and there needs to be climate incentives.
He added: “We are not going to do it by saying ‘We told you so’.
“We have to show there is this better alternative and that tackling this issue is going to be good for us in a variety of ways.”
We aren’t quite as stupid as Donald Trump who has been denying climate change since he took up office, rather we are in denial and it’s suiting us to turn a blind eye as we enjoy weather that feels like California dreaming.
We happily joke about the best summer in decades being a throwback to the scorcher that was 1976 and say sure we deserve these glorious highs, this is pay back for all the summers of misery.
You hear older wiser people saying they used to have proper seasons back in the day but this rose tinted outlook is not scientific whilst rising temperatures are. Deep down we know the ball of yellow in our sky of late is dodgy and the earth is burning up. It’s a bitter pill to swallow but the instant gratification of our beautiful sunny days is a precursor to doomsday when the planet overheats and we all pay the price.
I’m a sun worshipper and the first one to don my swimsuit and frolic in the Irish Sea, but I too am panicked by the reality that if we don’t act fast this Earth of ours will be decimated.