Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

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

1:59 pm

Mr. Robert Watt:

It is led by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. We will be involved with helping the latter assess the options, based on the public spending code, which we believe will deliver abatement at the lowest cost. We will engage in conversations and discussions. One of the challenges we have is to beef up the capacity. The Deputy is aware of the IGEES work we have been doing and the papers we have been publishing, which try to improve our analytical capacity. That is what it comes down to. There are lots of options. People talk about a specific option leading to emissions reductions but when it is investigated, it does not deliver or is too expensive. We have to consider what will actually work and make an impact. Our role is to work with the Department in assessing options that come from it and the other options and engaging in a constructive discussion about the options that should be put to Government for decision.

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