Minister for the Enivornment Eamon Ryan said the deal was a “signal to us at home” to do what must be done in order to meet targets

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan said the vast majority of countries did not think a draft agreement put forward on Monday night was satisfactory

Eamon Ryan said the first draft text from the Cop28 Presidency is unacceptable.

Last year, he played a similar role at Cop27, where he successfully led negotiations on the defining issue of that conference, 'Loss and Damage'

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber claimed there was no proof showing a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5 degree.

The Taoiseach said the conference is ‘a crucial opportunity’.

Fossil fuels have been ‘the elephant in the room’ at Cop conferences, climate protesters in Dublin said.