Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 27 September 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

SME Energy and Carbon Demands, Green Initiatives and Technology: Discussion

Mr. Leo Clancy:

That is a broad and challenging exam question but I will try to tackle the Deputy's questions. We certainly have a narrower view; we look at process emissions, typically, from heat and process technology. That is our core responsibility under the climate action plan. However, we have conversations all the time on other areas in scope two and scope three, for instance, about the food sector, with which we recently had discussions. I personally had discussions with meat companies about work they might do on methane emission reduction with their supply chain, both primary producers and farmers. Last week, at the National Ploughing Championships, I had conversations with Teagasc and Bord Bia about how we might bring together some of our efforts in this space.