Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 September 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Carbon Tax: Discussion

Dr. Muireann Lynch:

Our research shows that, even without taking into account long-run investment measures, people reduce their carbon usage in the short run. It is the case that energy is the least responsive to a change in price, but there is still a bit of a response. We cannot get into the nitty-gritty of what they actually do, but Dr. de Bruin's team has examined the economy-wide impact.