Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 25 June 2025
Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Carbon Budget: Climate Change Advisory Council
2:00 am
Naoise Ó Cearúil (Kildare North, Fianna Fail)
I thank Ms Donnelly, Mr. Hussey and Ms Gallagher for being here and for the opening statement.
Touching on what Deputy Ahern has alluded to regarding the elimination of fossil fuels by 2039 as stated in the opening statement and also relaying back to Deputy Byrne's questions around the reality of meeting our onshore and offshore renewable energy targets by 2030, particularly when it comes to onshore, how can we square the circle and stand over the ambition to eliminate fossil fuels by 2039 if we cannot match our energy demands through renewables by that stage?
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