Darren O'Rourke
Question:77. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach when the next progress report of the climate action plan will be published; and what targets are still outstanding from Q1, Q2 and Q3. [51896/23]
View answerTuesday, 28 November 2023
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The Climate Action Plan 2023 sets out how Ireland will respond to the climate crisis, by placing the delivery of climate solutions at the heart of the development of our society. This Plan includes actions to tackle the mitigation and adaptation challenges posed by climate change.
The Department of the Taoiseach prepares quarterly progress reports on the delivery of measures committed to under the Climate Action Plan. These are published online for full transparency on climate action implementation. The progress reports provide a detailed breakdown of completed and delayed actions each quarter.
The latest progress report for the Climate Action Plan was published on 14 November and placed the Department’s website. It reports on actions that were due to be completed in Q3 2023.
There have now been three progress reports produced under Climate Action Plan 2023. A delivery rate of 75% was reported for Q1 2023, a delivery rate of 63% was reported for Q2 2023 and a delivery rate of 29% was reported for Q3 2023. Combined, this gives an overall implementation rate of 67% on the Climate Action Plan 2023 to date.
Attention is drawn to ‘high impact’ measures across all Progress Reports, highlighting those actions with more significant emissions reduction or adaptation potential.
The latest Progress Report details progress made on the 42 climate actions due for delivery in Q3 2023.
All delayed measures listed in the Q3 Progress Report will be carried forward and reported on in Q4. A considerable number of delayed actions this quarter report minor delays and are expected to complete shortly.
Some high impact measures completed in Q3 and highlighted in the progress report include:
·Delivery of the Onshore RESS Auction;
·Establishment of the new Maritime Area Regulatory Authority;
·The Launch of the Forestry Programme; and
· Introduction of a National Fertiliser Database. The Fourth Progress Report on the Climate Action Plan 2023 is currently being compiled.