Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Proposed Incinerator at Poolbeg: Dublin City Council

2:45 pm

Mr. Michael Phillips:

In the very initial stage. Because of the reports on climate change one can envisage further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions on a national and a city basis, and suddenly one begins to realise that district heating has to be a very important part of how we provide heat around the city if we are to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.