A series of town hall meetings are set to take place across Ireland to help shape the government's Climate Action Plan.

Published earlier this week, the Climate Action Plan sets out over 180 actions, together with hundreds of sub-actions, that need to be taken at a time when the warning signs are growing, and the time for taking action is rapidly reducing. It identifies how Ireland will achieve its 2030 targets for carbon emissions, and puts us on a trajectory to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Environment Minister Richard Bruton will travel to Cork to host the first meeting this evening, 21 June, where he will explain the approach, hear views and take on ideas.

An Tánaiste, Simon Coveney TD, who will address the meeting this evening, said: "Leading on climate change internationally will enhance Ireland's ability to influence issues of fundamental important to us. This all-of-government plan sets out a pathway to meet reach that ambition. As Minister for Foreign Affairs, I am making sure that we place climate at the heart of our development aid programme across the world, helping those most impacted by climate change and assisting vulnerable small island development developing states."

A Climate Action Plan 2020 will be published next year, taking into account all consultation that takes place.

(CM/MH)