Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Committee on European Union Affairs

Sustainable Development Goals: Discussion

2:00 am

Mr. David Rossiter:

It would be great to have a wider discussion on the NGO side of things, but to add something before we do, it was Senator O'Loughlin who asked what the biggest issue is regarding SDGs and what is one SDG goal we should focus on. When we look at the SGI report and other UN reports, the climate action piece is the goal that we are probably performing the worst in when we compare ourselves with our other counterparts. Obviously, we can sit down and talk about why that is but, certainly, that is one piece. When you break down the goals and indicators, it is the emissions side of things that drags the performance and goal down. Again, if you were to open that up further, the issue really comes back down to electricity generation, how we are generating our electricity and if that is coming from fossil fuel sources. If you were to pick one area where we are really performing the poorest, that would be it. It is worthwhile mentioning that.

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