Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

COP28: Discussion

Mr. Jerry MacEvilly:

I will come in briefly. I thank the Deputy for the question. The point she made makes complete sense in respect of alignment between the heads of Bill and a potential new amendment to the Fossil Fuel Divestment Act. On the one hand, we would not necessarily want to see delays in the development of that new fund. However, we are very happy to look at that heads of Bill. What the Deputy is getting at, to essentially re-articulate or maybe look at what she said in a different way, is alignment between the heads of Bill and the climate Act. It is also about factoring in her point regarding whether we are also appropriately addressing capturing the potential for emissions abroad.

While also factoring in the Deputy's point on whether we also are appropriately addressing capturing the potential for emissions abroad, they are important and valid questions and we would be happy to input on the heads of that Bill.