A Green New Deal is one of the key solutions to addressing the climate crisis, an Alliance MLA has said.

John Blair MLA issued a reminder that the climate crisis is happening now while speaking in the Assembly chamber, ahead of his attendance at COP26 in Glasgow.

"Northern Ireland needs to play its part in relation to these global challenges and we must act – not because it's convenient, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it's our only option," he said.

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"As world leaders gather and begin those negotiations at COP26 in Glasgow, it is important that we remember the solutions to the climate crisis are in front of us and the answer is clear – a Green New Deal."

COP26 is a summit which brings together political figures from across the globe to discuss actions to tackle the climate emergency.