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Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Yes. The Government would decide whether to accept that.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Amendments Nos. 70 and 71 are different approaches. I will withdraw amendment No. 70 but press amendment No. 71.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 71: In page 14, line 8, after "is" to insert "a minimum of".

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 72: In page 14, line 34, after “1992” to insert the following: ", including the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities in respect of that objective,".

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 73: In page 14, to delete lines 40 and 41 and substitute the following: “(II) relevant scientific advice, including advice from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change,”. It is the same point about relevant scientific advice and the IPCC. I do not need to go over it again.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 74: In page 15, line 7, to delete “have regard to” and substitute “be consistent with”. It relates to being consistent with the functions of climate justice which we discussed. We have had lengthy debate on that and I will bringing back new amendments on Report Stage.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 75: In page 15, line 7, after “justice” to insert “, including the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities,”.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 76: In page 15, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “Modification of the 2030 target 6AA.(1) The Minister may by regulations modify the percentage figures applying for the purposes of the 2030 target, so as to substitute a higher figure for the one for the time being mentioned in section 9(5).”. This amendment is intended to introduce...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 78: In page 15, line 31, to delete “and”. This amendment is consequential on other amendments.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 79: In page 15, to delete line 33 and substitute the following: “appropriate, and (c) trade unions, community groups and non-governmental organisations as he or she considers appropriate.”. This amendment relates to the same issue of trade unions. I will come back to that under just transition on Report Stage.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 85: In page 16, line 37, after “Government” to insert “and the Government of Ireland”. I will withdraw this amendment and reserve the right to submit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 86: In page 16, line 37, to delete “, in so far as practicable,”. I will withdraw this amendment and reserve the right to submit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 87: In page 16, line 38, to delete “his or her” and substitute “their”. I will withdraw this amendment and reserve the right to submit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 88: In page 16, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: “(13A) A Minister of the Government, shall not perform his or her functions in a manner acknowledged by that Minister or by the Minister to be inconsistent with a carbon budget that has effect under subsection (7) or (11) as the case may be.”. I will withdraw this amendment and...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 90: In page 17, line 39, after “Government” to insert “and the Government of Ireland”. I will withdraw this amendment and reserve the right to submit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 91: In page 17, line 39, to delete “, in so far as practicable,”. I will withdraw this amendment and reserve the right to submit it on Report Stage.

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 93: In page 18, to delete lines 19 to 23. This comes back to the point about the greatest possible ambition and progression. I do not believe we have room to carry carbon emissions forward. I propose a deletion of this section but I may come in with an alternative to this section on Report Stage rather than a straightforward deletion. In that context, I will...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I move amendment No. 95: In page 18, between lines 40 and 41, to insert the following: “(7A) The Advisory Council may issue a formal request to the Minister, asking him or her to exercise his or her powers to revise a carbon budget under this section, where the Council believe that a greater reduction in greenhouse gases has become necessary due to either of the factors specified...

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: Can the Acting Chairperson clarify which amendments are in this grouping?

Seanad: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Jul 2021)

Alice-Mary Higgins: I am not sure if this is in my grouping but I want to point to the question in the section with regard to who is on the advisory council. The part I am concerned about is on the subcommittees of the advisory council. The subcommittees do not have to meet the same criteria in that members are not necessarily members of the advisory council. The committee can maintain other members. There...