Ossian Smyth (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 107:

In page 14, to delete lines 1 to 7 and substitute the following: “(5) The first two carbon budgets proposed by the Advisory Council shall provide for a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions such that the total amount of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the year ending on 31 December 2030 is 51 per cent less than the annual greenhouse gas emissions reported for the year ending on 31 December 2018, as set out in the national greenhouse gas emissions inventory prepared by the Agency.”.

To address concerns raised regarding possible ambiguity in the interpretation of section 6A(5) regarding carbon budget ambitions to 2030, it is proposed to amend the provisions to clarify the annual emissions recorded for the end of the year 2030. These should be 51% less than the annual emissions recorded for the end of the year 2018 and, therefore, will measure the total annual reduction at the end of 2030 relative to emissions recorded at the end of 2018.