Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Select Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources
Energy Bill 2016: Committee Stage
9:00 am
Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
I point out, however, that despite importing biofuels, we still are not reducing our use of oil or gas. This is highly worrying because in other countries, the use and production of biofuels has led to huge land grabs and rising food prices as a result. Just as we think we can use Europe to control and regulate our markets, let us try to impose our will on Europe to step up to the plate in respect of its environmental responsibilities. I ask the Minister to give me time to look at it and I will come back to him next week on it.
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