Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 42:

In page 8, to delete lines 10 and 11 and substitute the following:"(f) the findings of any relevant research on the effectiveness of mitigation measures and adaptation measures, including the management of soil carbon and the protection and rewetting of wetlands,".

The amendment refers to another issue to which the Government must have regard in producing the national mitigation plan and, in particular, suggests that we need to take account of "the management of soil carbon and the protection and rewetting of wetlands", because this is a huge area of potential carbon sequestration, in addition to research on the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation measures. As we develop our understanding of this and its effectiveness in acting as a carbon sink and reducing CO₂emissions, it must be an important element to which to have regard in developing an effective mitigation plan. This is a reasonable and practical amendment and I hope the Government will accept it.

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