Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Climate Change Issues: Discussion
4:00 pm
Dr. Eugene Hendrick:
I thank the Chairman for reminding me and I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice for asking the questions. On average, a hectare of forest will capture 10 tonnes of CO2 per year over the lifetime of a crop. That includes wood products that are harvested in the forest and subsequently used. The calculation does not include the energy element, which is regarded as a neutral emission into the atmosphere.
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