Joint Committee Report on Proposed Carbon Budgets for 2031–2040 (data.oireachtas.ie)

• Proposed CB3: 160 Mt CO2eq; provisional CB4: 120 Mt CO2eq.
• Requires 6.3% annual emissions reduction through 2040.
• Temperature neutrality approach used; 1,196 scenarios averaged to 15.

"The Joint Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy released a report evaluating the proposed carbon budgets for 2031–2035 (160 Mt CO2eq) and 2036–2040 (120 Mt CO2eq), requiring a 6.3% annual emissions reduction. The report details the modeling process involving 1,196 scenarios narrowed to 15, and the adoption of a temperature neutrality approach instead of net zero in GWP100. The committee heard from experts and unanimously approved recommendations."