Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Impact on Carbon Budgets of Trend Towards Heavier and Larger Vehicles: Discussion

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Is there a simple way of converting weight into embodied carbon? People do look at the figures for embodied carbon but they may not look at the figures for higher accident rates or greater road maintenance. The latter are issues for Government. Can we calculate the embodied carbon of different cars?

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