Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
232. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has made a determination on the percentage target of greenhouse gas reduction that each sector must achieve; and his views on the role to be played by the agricultural sector. [37581/22]
View answerThe Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 commits Ireland to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030, relative to 2018 levels, and achieving net zero emissions no later than 2050. The Act also significantly strengthens the statutory framework for governance of the climate challenge, including the establishment of a system of carbon budgeting, with sector-specific emission ceilings operating within the five-year carbon budget periods.
Under Section 6C(3) of the Act, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications shall, when preparing a sectoral emissions ceiling, consult with such Ministers of the Government as he or she considers appropriate.
The process to prepare the sectoral emissions ceilings for Government approval is currently ongoing and the ceilings have not yet been finally determined. Therefore, it is not possible to provide detail on the targets for any sector at this time.
