Parliament to Consider Climate Change Bill; Agency to Assess Impacts of Fracking

摘要

The Irish government's environmental priority in 2013 is introducing long-anticipated climate change legislation in the Oireachtas, or national parliament, by the latter half of the year, accord-ing to a spokesman for the minister for the environment, community, and local government. In parallel, the coalition government of the center-right Fine Gael and center-left Labour parties will try to lay out a policy position on Ireland's transition to a low-carbon future by at least the third quarter of 2013, John Wheelan, spokesman for Minister Phil Hogan, told BNA.