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Low Carbon Roadmap

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 September 2013

Wednesday, 18 September 2013

Questions (1207)

Seán Kyne

Question:

1207. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in the creation of a low carbon roadmap as sought under the Our Sustainable Future policy framework, which is necessary to enable the transition to a competitive, low carbon and environmentally sustainable economy. [38099/13]

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My colleague, Minister Hogan, announced a national low-carbon road mapping process on 28 December 2012, requiring departments with responsibility for key sectors in the transition to a low carbon economy to prepare individual 2050 low carbon roadmaps. The key sectors are energy/built environment, transport and agriculture. This requirement has since been included in the draft heads of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development Bill which were released in Feb 2013.

Work on the development of key sectoral mitigation plans has been initiated and my Department has already begun the task of preparing the 2050 low-carbon roadmap for the agriculture, forestry and marine sectors. Teagasc is now completing a study for the agriculture sector towards 2050, and this work will be important in informing the development of the agriculture sectoral roadmap. Last Monday, my Department opened an eight week public consultation to inform this process, as well as on the draft report of the independent environmental analysis of scenarios related to achievement of the industry targets in Food Harvest 2020. The submissions received as a result of this consultation will be important in informing my Department's work in framing the low-carbon vision for 2050 and to work towards developing a robust and cost-effective policy platform for delivery of that vision.

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