Ireland is no stranger to the subtle re-definition of language, or to saying the exact opposite of what you really mean. Village offers a torch through the murk.
After Durban, delivering a 20 per cent emissions cut moves centre-stage, for Ireland We need to move quickly from the headline figure to a hard-minded sector-by-sector approach. The new climate agreement reached in Durban is bitterly disappointing for its lack of ambition, revealing a world held back by the continued foot-dragging of the United States. […]