The Laois/Offaly deputy said: "The fifth report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published this morning should spur the Irish government into taking immediate action.
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"The report raised the probability that most global warming was caused by humans to 95%, from 90% in its previous report in 2007.
"It is essential that the Irish government rises to the challenge. It must produce a Climate Change Bill that has agreed and binding targets so we meet our international obligation for 2020 and more importantly our obligations for 2050.
"Minister Hogan has produced a heads of bill that fail on both counts. We still have an opportunity to amend this bill. Today's report must be seen as a wake-up call.
"I urge the minister to act on this report and ensure we have binding targets in his final draft of his climate change bill."
(CD/JP)
