Ireland becomes second country to declare climate emergency

Ireland has declared climate emergency in their country, to be the second country after Britain to do so. 

An amendment to a parliamentary report declaring a climate emergency and calling on parliament to examine how the Irish government can improve its response to the issue of biodiversity loss was accepted without a vote late



Thursday.

 Irish Green Party leader Eamon Ryan, who moved the amendment, called the decision historic. 

Britain's parliament became the first in the world to declare a climate emergency, passing the largely symbolic motion on May 1. The step followed 11 days of street protests in London by the Extinction Rebellion environmental campaign group.