Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Friday, 5 July 2013
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht
Heads of Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill 2013: Discussion (Resumed)
11:45 am
Mr. Paul Kelly:
We are very much a major producer of food and agriculture and, as a result, we have greenhouse gas emissions from the sector, which as a percentage of overall emissions, are much higher than other member states. If a target is applied on a pro rata basis, all this would do is disadvantage the agriculture industry, which is among the most sustainable in Europe, hence our view that the roadmap is the correct approach to take.
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