Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 November 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

COP28: Discussion

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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I accept that there are qualifications on the EU negotiating position but the fact that the EU, as one of the more ambitious global north blocks, is putting such a thing as its common position is a problem. Is Ireland bound to only argue for that EU common position or can it go further and say at COP28 that, for example, we need to completely phase out fossil fuels?