Debate contribution: Climate Change
Debate contribution by Mr Andrew Muir on .
- MLA
- Mr Andrew Muir
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 1 October 2024
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Climate Change
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 4562679
Read the official Assembly record
Text
The green growth strategy was developed by officials. A draft was consulted on. We hope to bring the final document to the Executive very soon, because the strategy makes it clear that there are opportunities ahead for us from decarbonisation and taking the road to net zero. I am very keen to do that. I met the Green Growth Forum recently, and there was a lot of positivity in the room. We also met members of Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss the road to net zero, and there was a real aspiration for us to move forward on that journey. There is a real risk that Northern Ireland could be left behind, if we do not get on board with the road to net zero. There are real risks that we could lose investments to other parts of the UK, Ireland and Europe, if we do not grasp the opportunities that exist for us as a result of green growth and green jobs. I met my counterparts from Scotland and Wales recently, and there was a real zeal for working with the UK Government on the issue. There are real benefits and an opportunity for a green new deal not only for Northern Ireland but for the rest of the UK. It is important that we grasp that opportunity.
223 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not flagged”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.02 (flagging needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not flagged).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (1.00).
- The overall probability was at or below the not-flagging threshold.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.02 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.01 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.01 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.01 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.02 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.56 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.02 | At or below not-flagging threshold |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 1.00 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.00 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.00 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-related subject | 0.99 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.01 |
| Flags, emblems, symbols, names and memorials | 0.00 |
| Parades, bonfires and commemorations | 0.00 |
| Irish language, Ulster-Scots and language policy | 0.00 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 11:21 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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