Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 22 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Ken Byrne:

If I remember right, the Senator referred to going from 11% to 17% between now and 2030. That is land use change on an unprecedented scale. If my calculations are right - forgive me if they are not - that is approximately 65,000 ha per year, or slightly under 1% of the land area, approximately-----