Eamon Watermelon Ryan emitted 4.5 tonnes of carbon on his and his advisers trip to the Far East. Here's the breakdown of the batshit Crazy Pale Green Party's emissions:
"The Green Party leader will travel to Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai for St Patrick’s Day and trip equates to a total of 4.52 metric tonnes, according to the leading flight carbon calculator website.
His colleague, Equality minister Roderic O’Gorman, is flying to Delhi and Mumbai in India, followed by a flight to Dhaka in Bangladesh. His flight carbon will total 3.36 metric tonnes.
Meanwhile, Green Party Tourism Minister Catherine Martin is flying to Los Angeles and San Diego, which amounts to 2.39 metric tonnes."
But that's ok because you're going to pay for it. Here's the batshit crazy Pale Green Party justification:
“Each minister’s department will record the carbon emissions associated with their flights and pay an amount equivalent to the travel emissions impact into the Climate Action Fund, which provides assistance and financial support to projects which will help Ireland achieve its climate and energy targets.”
So essentially, some guy in a Range Rover 5.0 V8 Supercharged can drive wherever he likes because the carbon tax he pays on his fuel bills will go into the Climate Action Fund, which provides assistance and financial support to projects which will help Ireland achieve its climate and energy targets.
The election can't come soon enough.........