Christopher O'Sullivan
Question:20. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Taoiseach if he will report on the 2024 Climate Action Plan progress report published by his Department on 3 September 2024. [36708/24]
View answerTuesday, 22 October 2024
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The Department of the Taoiseach prepares progress reports on the delivery of measures committed to under the Climate Action Plan.
The latest progress report for the 2024 Climate Action Plan (CAP24) was published on 3 September. It provides detail on actions that were due to be completed in Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 2024, along with progress on delayed high impact actions from the Climate Action Plan 2023.
This latest progress report shows that 20 of the 33 actions set out for the first half of the year were completed by the end of Q2. Actions reported as delayed will continue to be pursued and will be reported on in the upcoming Quarter 3 Progress Report.
Examples of high impact actions completed, and detailed in the Quarter 1/Quarter 2 Progress Report, include:
• Publishing the National Biomethane Strategy
• Publishing the high-powered EV charging strategy
• Developing the Strategic Rail Review implementation plan
• Reducing the minimum number of large fossil-fuel electricity generators
• Delivering low-cost finance options for home retrofit
• Publishing a decarbonisation roadmap for industrial heat
• Establishing the National Agricultural Soil Carbon Observatory
• Updating the shadow price of carbon
• Publishing a new Green Public Procurement Strategy
• Adopting 31 Local Authority Climate Action Plans, and
• Finalising a new National Adaptation Framework.
The Quarter 3 progress report is currently being compiled and will be published following consideration by the Government.
Questions Nos. 21 to 25, inclusive, resubmitted.