Ciarán Cuffe (Dún Laoghaire, Green Party)

Will we get a chance to kick the tyres of the Kyoto units that we are to buy? By that, I mean to ask what discretion we will have over what we buy into. Are we simply buying into an international market with no discretion? My reading suggests that there is some involvement on the part of the Environmental Protection Agency in vetting the clean development mechanism projects in which Ireland becomes involved. However, do we have the opportunity to pick and choose? There are international standards for the Kyoto units on offer. The Worldwide Fund for Wildlife——

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