Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 October 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy
Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 am
Mr. Brian Cooke:
What I said was that what most motorists can realistically do is to change to an EV. The most they can do is to get rid of their cars but for most people, that is not realistic. I am quoting the Climate Change Advisory Council. For most people, it is not realistic at the moment to ditch their cars completely. In that case, as the Climate Change Advisory Council stated, they can switch to EVs. The UK climate change committee has stated that the single biggest thing consumers can do when trying to decarbonise and buying a new car is to buy an electric one. I did not just-----
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