Climate Body Chair Criticises Govts for Ignoring Warnings

Damage from climate change extensive across Ireland in 2025, advisory council says

Extreme weather brought drought, deluges, destruction and disease costing hundreds of millions of euro

From extreme storms to rising premiums, Ireland is paying the price for climate inaction

A new report by the Climate Change Advisory Council looks at climate trends and how Ireland can strengthen preparedness for climate impacts.

Climate body chair criticises govts for ignoring warnings

The chair of the Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Advisory Council has said that if governments had heeded their warnings in the past and implemented just a proportion of them in full, the country would "not be in the mess it is now".

Ireland paying a high price for Government inaction on climate change adaptation

Ireland is paying a high price because of successive governments’ failures on climate action and adaptation, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. Deputy Whitmore, who is the party’s spokesperson on climate, said: “The latest report from the Climate Change Advisory Council makes for stark reading. It confirms that 2025 was Ireland’s second warmest year on record, with seven of the 10 warmest years occurring since 2005. Six of the 1…

O’Gorman: Climate Report shows that Government must recommit to its 2030 targets

O’Gorman: Climate Report shows that Government must recommit to its 2030 targets joseph.keogh@g… Wed, 04/01/2026 - 08:35 Rod leadership pic.jpg Image Green Party Leader Roderic O’Gorman has called on the Government to recommit to its 2030 Climate Targets. He was responding to the Annual Review 2026 - Our Changing Climate in 2025, published by the Climate Change Advisory Council this morning. “Today’s report from the Climate Change Advisory Cou…

Report: Greenhouse gas emissions directly impacting Irish weather

The Climate Change Advisory Council’s latest report finds that climate change, driven by greenhouse gases, is having measurable impacts here.