Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

COP29: Discussion

11:15 am

Ms Siobhan Curran:

Exactly, it is a zero draft. Ireland is not a fossil fuel producing country. It is definitely in our interests to keep fossil fuels in the ground. We know the statistics. The UNEP report shows that the plans to 2030 will bring us to more planned fossil fuel exploitation than what is needed to keep within 1.5%. It will be at 110% of that figure, which is completely off the charts. We know this year's UNEP report shows that current policies have us on track for at least 2.6° and potentially up to 3°. There has to be a dramatic shift.