Professor Pat Shannon:

The figures show that indigenous and European oil and gas emit 30% less CO2 than gas and oil that are produced outside of the EU.

These are facts that come from the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, IOGP, which is effectively a worldwide organisation. The figure is 30% less emissions for European and indigenous oil and gas. That is largely due to greater production efficiency and lower transport costs. In bringing energy from Siberia to Ireland, we are losing a significant amount of energy. That is the saving. We are shopping local, as it were.