Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:15 pm on 25 March 2025.
Thank you very much, Danny. The Climate Change Committee published its fourth carbon budget advice on 19 March. I welcome that. It advises us on our pathway to net zero and states that there will be a net saving during the fourth carbon budget period, which is 2038 to 2042.
I encourage anyone who has not read it to read it. There are strong benefits, particularly regarding the decarbonisation of electricity. We must grasp the opportunity. If we do not, there is a risk that we will lose pace and not be able to create the good green jobs that we want to create in Northern Ireland and deliver prosperity for our people.