Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 July 2013
807. Deputy Kevin Humphreys asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the action he will take following the publication of the EPA report in April 2013 on greenhouse gas emissions which stated that, even in a best case scenario, Ireland was at significant risk of not meeting its EU 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35167/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs I indicated at a meeting with the Oireachtas Joint Committee on the Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht on 10 July 2013 , while, under EU law, Ireland faces a challenging greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2020, one of the priorities in initiating the policy development process in which we are now engaged was to identify and adopt the additional measures necessary to ensure 2020 compliance, and to progress our own agenda on effective transition to a competitive low-carbon economy in 2050. I look forward to receiving the Committee’s report in due course and I will consider it fully in finalising future climate policy.
