Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)

3:00 pm

Mr. Mark Foley:

I could be shot by my colleagues for answering this question. I am really comforted by the fact that under Horizon 2020, the EU has put €20 million into this through its SysFlex programme. If €20 million cannot deliver the next quantum from 75% up to 85% and 90%, I will be bitterly disappointed. The money is there, the will is there and the pan-European commitment is there. We are butting up against the laws of physics here and every successive increment becomes harder and more expensive. However, SysFlex is going to throw up some further shifts in what we can achieve. There will be no lack of resolve, commitment or passion around this. We are certainly going to go for it.

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