Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 April 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion

Dr. Oliver Kinnane:

Yes, I will do so quickly. The EPA inventory should account for all production-based emissions in the nation. Therefore, it will account for all production of cement, which is a huge factor. I think I referred to 90% in the report.

We export about 40% of that cement, and we also import all our metals. For the exact figures regarding the balance of trade, I would have to look at the numbers, but it goes from approximately 3.5 megatonnes to 4.5 megatonnes annually. There is a balance. Therefore, if we were to account for consumption-based emissions, that total would increase, and we probably should be accounting for it.

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