Climate Action Plan
Dail Éireann — 2021-03-10
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Paul Murphy (PBP), Dublin South-West

The so-called Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020, or at least the first version of it, amounted to vague promises but no plan for real action. One important area that raises concern is the statement that "the means of achieving a climate neutral economy ... may evolve over time through innovation, evolving scientific consensus and emerging technologies". This amounts to kicking the can down the road and hoping for some technological fix to solve our problems. Will that be removed from the Bill?

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Sitting date: 2021-03-10