Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-06-10
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Richard Bruton (FG), Dublin Bay North

The target is not a 2020 target. It is a cumulative target we must hit. We will certainly not be down 20% in 2020 unless the impact of Covid-19 has a huge impact on our reduction, because the 2019 figures are well ahead of where we should be. The reality is that we were in credit in the early period. I am not claiming that is a great thing, but the trouble is that our trajectory is in the wrong position. Our trends for 2019 and 2020 are in the wrong direction and we need to take a steep turn back. We do not have the figures for 2020. I do not think anyone is in a position to predict them.

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Sitting date: 2020-06-10