Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 4 July 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

General Scheme of the Gas (Amendment) Bill 2022: Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I know it is not really relevant, but should they not also be looking at embodied emissions in their purchasing of vehicles and their construction of buildings? With the sort of thing that comes up in the circular economy, one starts to look at the wider impact, which gives a somewhat more rounded view of what we are trying to achieve, compared to the narrow inventory of direct emissions.