Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 22 February 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals
Mr. Noel Regan:
The principle is to reduce fossil fuel production. We can reduce the demand. There is a suite of proposals in the climate action plan for 2021. I know the retrofit plan was launched just a couple of weeks ago. Reducing the energy we use is the first and probably the best tool that we have. We need more renewable sources for the energy we use. Every wind turbine built means a bit less natural gas or oil will be used. Electrification of transport also helps. Implementation of the policies now set out is the key tool.
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