Micheal Martin was speaking at a summit to mark five years of the Paris Climate Accord
Addressing the virtual summit, Micheal Martin said Ireland would double its percentage contribution of development aid spending on climate finance by 2030.
Speaking yesterday, UN secretary general António Guterres called on all countries to declare a climate emergency.
And he hit out at wealthier countries for spending 50% more of their pandemic recovery cash on fossil fuels compared to low-carbon energy.
Micheal Martin says Ireland would champion climate action in the interests of peace during our time on the UN Security Council:
'From January, Ireland will work as a member of the UN Security Council to champion ways in which climate action can contribute to sustaining peace. We will scale up our financial contributions, at least doubling the percentage of official development assistance spending on climate finance by 2030.'
