David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. O'Sullivan and Mr. Murphy. Last week, for the hearing on the use of liquefied natural gas, LNG, there were a number of environmental experts before the committee who made the general point that we were swimming against the tide with the policy on the use of gas. There is an urgent need to address the issue of climate action and reduce carbon emissions. Obviously, therefore, fossil fuels are front and centre. In his opening statement Mr. O'Sullivan talked about CNG as an alternative to diesel and petrol for transport. Is it the case that CNG still emits up to 80% of the level of CO2 produced by diesel?