Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I found the part in the document. Ms Donnelly is saying that the council has considered scientific advice regarding the distinct characteristics of biogenic methane as it behaves as a short-lived climate forcer, which I presume is part of the reason the Paris test is no longer being applied. The council is applying the other test because it is giving more emphasis to that. However, the document then says that, while the European climate law targets include the short-lived climate forcers in their 2050 net-zero targets, Ireland's latest long-term strategy does not. That seems contradictory. We are using an analysis of our budgets that the State is not taking into account in its 2050 strategy. It does not look like I am explaining it properly. On the one hand, the council is saying that it is going to take into account short-lived climate forcers and that is why it is changing from the Paris test and, on the other hand, the State is saying we are not going to take that into account in our long-term strategy. Does Ms Donnelly not see the difference in approaches?