Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 July 2022
162. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the 2021 annual transition statement will be published as required by section 14(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41750/22]
View answerThe 2020 Annual Transition Statement, the preparation of which was provided for under Section 14(1) of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015, was presented to both Houses of the Oireachtas in June 2022. It includes an overview of Ireland’s climate change mitigation and adaptation policy measures, including specific updates for the various sectors designated in the 2015 Act. It also sets out a record of greenhouse gas emissions from the most recent inventory prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency and projections of future emissions, together with a report on the State’s compliance with its obligations under EU law and international agreements.
The strengthened climate governance framework provided for under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 means that Annual Transition Statements have now been replaced by Climate Action Plans and Long-term Climate Strategies, supported by a system of carbon budgeting and sectoral targets with appropriate oversight by Government, the Oireachtas and the Climate Change Advisory Council. Therefore, the 2020 Annual Transition Statement will be the last such statement to be prepared.
