Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)

At the time the strategy was being developed, it was projected that, in the absence of any measures to address the problem, Ireland's emissions in the Kyoto commitment period would be 37% above 1990 levels. The actual figures for recent years show that we were 31% above 1990 levels in 2001; 29% above in 2002 and 25% above in 2003, the latest year for which figures are available.

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