Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Mr. Pat Barry:

A little bit of work has been done on measuring the ecological impact of materials as well as the carbon impact. It is something we need to look at more because materials are responsible for something like 70% of biodiversity loss. Materials, including mined materials such as aggregates, represent probably one of the largest impacts on biodiversity. It is something we need to look at.

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