Seminar to discuss climate change threat

Politicians, environmentalists and European officials will gather in Dublin today for talks on the threat of climate change.Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment John Gormley will be among those at the European Commission-organised conference.Martin Territt, Director of the European Commission Representation in Dublin, said the public seminar aimed to inform people on how to protect the environment.“Climate change is one of the greatest environmental, social and economic threats facing the world today,” he said.“The warming of our climate system is now evident from the increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting of snow and ice, and rising global mean sea levels.“It is only through co-operative action that we can address this real threat to lives and livelihoods in all parts of the world, and this is why the European Union has such an important role to play in tackling climate change.”