“An embarrassment to the country” – O’Gorman criticises delayed Climate Action Plan

Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman has said that the announcement of the Climate Action Plan for 2026 in November is “laughable.”

O’Gorman criticised that the Climate Action Plan finally went to Cabinet this week – 7 weeks before the end of the year.

“It seems that someone needs to buy the Minister for Climate a calendar,” the Dublin Wet TD remarked.

“Presumably his motivation was getting it done ahead of COP but at this stage any attempt to save face won’t work. This is laughable and a massive embarrassment to the government and to the country,” O’Gorman said.

“Time and again, Fianna Fail and Fine Gael deny that they have reduced climate ambition since the Green Party left Government. Yet the failure to publish and implement a Climate Action Plan for this year is one of many clear examples of the retreat by the government. How can we measure progress, how can we hold them to account, if they avoid setting out their plans?” he asked.