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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

Brian Leddin: ...Ireland meet its ambitious target of being a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. This committee is taking this very seriously. Before we begin, I will read the note on privilege. I would like to remind witnesses of the long-standing parliamentary practice that they should not criticise and make charges against any person or entity by name, or in such a way as to make him, her or it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: ...a cull. However, there are other ways to reduce the herd which could be started now by, for example, reducing insemination or impregnation of cattle. Did our guests model that out to see how long it would take to get to the different scenarios they outlined in their analysis?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

...other parts of the economy in time. The 2030 targets, for that reason, are extremely difficult and almost impossible, one could argue, for the land sector. There has been a lot of focus on the longer term offsets and strategy that might be needed for the land sector. When we think about activity change and, for example, planting areas with forest, it is not just the 2030 targets but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

...TIM to produce a range of different scenarios which would meet different levels of decarbonisation for the energy system, with different assumptions about demand and technology. It builds from a long history of energy systems modelling at University College Cork, led by Professor Ó Gallachóir, and it was a big group effort. There are a number of PhD students and postdoctoral...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

Alan Farrell: I will finish now. If a view could be provided to the committee, I believe it would be beneficial to us as we go forward. I thank the Chairman and apologise for being a bit long-winded.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

..., involves lots of carbon dioxide emissions as part of the harvesting process. Teagasc is actively trying to figure out how the industry can develop without the use of peat but that is a long-term goal. It is probably possible to extract minimal amounts for the domestic horticultural market which could potentially be more than offset by re-wetting bogs and getting some sequestration...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

Dr. David Styles: The forestry issue is extremely challenging. Dr. Hanrahan has already outlined some of the barriers. There is resistance to long-term land use change, with farmers reluctant to commit land to forestry which can never then be changed back to other agricultural uses. It is a big commitment. There are also huge issues around licensing, from what I understand. There are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Discussion (11 Jan 2022)

...heavily on models which had been developed hitherto - often they are prioritised using data that we have had in current systems and when we are talking about transformation those systems are no longer relevant. That is a fundamental challenge. There is no easy way around it. I fully agree with what Dr. Hanrahan and Dr. Daly have said about unified models - it would be difficult to ever...