If his party is not included in the next administration, the Greens leader stated that he is “not confident” that the progress made in lowering emissions would continue, reports Breaking News.
According to Roderic O’Gorman, the Green Party was instrumental in cutting carbon emissions.
With cuts in practically every sector, Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped 6.8% last year.
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), it was below the baseline for 1990 and the lowest level of greenhouse gas emissions in thirty years, reports Breaking News.
Ireland’s emissions are at their lowest level in 30 years, according to Mr. O’Gorman.
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 well. I’ve said that since I became leader of the party, we as a party have to be really clear that in taking those steps to meet our reduction targets, the government always have to be helping people, have to be helping families, have to be helping businesses, have to be helping farmers. The government has to be helping people do this work to get these goals,” reports Breaking News.
In the county, the Greens are fielding five candidates: Mary Ryder (Cork South West), Colette Finn (Cork North West), Cliona O’Halloran (East Cork), Dr. Monica Oikeh (Cork South Central), and councillor Oliver Moran (Cork North Central).
Other political parties are claiming credit for the Greens’ measures, such as lowering childcare costs, according to Mr. O’Gorman, reports Breaking News.
“Some of our measures are hugely popular now at the end of government, and indeed, a lot of people (are) claiming credit for the changes in childcare, the cut of 50 per cent,” he added, reports Breaking News.
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