Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 9 February 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Engagement with Chairperson Designate of the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Mr. Dermot Byrne:
The ambition for transport will make a big difference to the air quality. Having 1 million EVs by 2030 is an enormous step up. We are already seeing momentum building in the EV market. With the combination of the desirability of EVs, costs coming down and regulation, that is achievable and will make a dramatic improvement in air quality.
On ambition for delivery, as I said earlier, we are gearing up for that. It is a step change that we need to embark on. We are doing the work on that now and are recruiting people. We will deliver our targets this year, assuming we get through the pandemic. More important, this year is about building for the rapid acceleration and turbocharging of the retrofit market beyond 2021.
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