Sinn Féin full of hot air and hypocrisy on climate – Corcoran Kennedy

Sinn Féin have again proved themselves to be full of hot air when it comes to climate action in their hypocritical alternative budget, a Fine Gael TD has said.

Offaly Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, a member of the Oireachtas Climate Committee, has called on Sinn Féin to spell out clearly where they stand on the great, pressing issue of climate change.

Deputy Corcoran Kennedy said: “In their alternative budget, SF state that “there is an overwhelming need for the world to confront climate breakdown” yet they have opposed any change in carbon pricing.

“By opposing any change in carbon pricing, they have aligned themselves with far-leftist parties such as PBP/Solidarity who cynically oppose everything.

“Sinn Féin have ignored: The report of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action who worked for months to establish a broad cross-party consensus on a number of issues, including a recommendation in favour of increasing carbon to €80/t by 2030; The Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, Professor John Fitzgerald and 27 Nobel Prize winners who in a recent statement outlined that a massive body of evidence from across the world shows that carbon taxes are essential.

“Sinn Féin needs to stop with the hot air and get real about climate action. They need to tell us where they stand.”