Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action
Third Report of the Citizens' Assembly: Discussion (Resumed)
2:00 pm
Brian Stanley (Laois, Sinn Fein)
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I thank our guests. I have to keep my questions short. My first question is for Professor Masson-Delmotte. She stated that pledges by Government made over the past three years are not enough to keep warming below 1.5o Celsius, even with ambitious and challenging efforts after 2030. I think she said that they allow for an increase of 3o Celsius. Could she confirm that?
My other question concerns reducing greenhouse gas emissions for transport and the haulage industry, particularly freight. The haulage industry would argue that there is no alternative. While we have talked a lot about agriculture today. Obviously, transport and haulage are other major contributors.