Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Impact on Carbon Budgets of Trend Towards Heavier and Larger Vehicles: Discussion

Professor Hannah Daly:

The rationale for including a tax on weight would be more than just embodied carbon. It would be reflective of both environmental damage and public health damage. The latter is related to weight but I would not be able to give the Deputy a number on that. I do not know where-----