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Climate Change Policy

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 November 2021

Tuesday, 30 November 2021

Ceisteanna (163)

Gerald Nash

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163. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when he will publish the updated national mitigation plan and the national adaptation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58684/21]

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The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (‘the Climate Act 2021’) commits to achieving a 51% reduction in Ireland’s overall GHG emissions from 2021 to 2030, and to achieving net-zero emissions no later than 2050. It also establishes a significantly strengthened legally binding framework with clear targets and commitments set in law, to ensure the necessary structures and processes are embedded on a statutory basis so that Ireland achieves its national, EU and international climate goals and obligations in the near and long-term. This new framework ensures delivery of successive Climate Action Plans, National Long-term Climate Action Strategies, and National Adaptation Frameworks, supported by a system of carbon budgeting and sectoral targets with appropriate oversight by government, the Oireachtas and a new Climate Change Advisory Council.

As provided for in the Climate Act 2021, the preparation of an annually updated Climate Action Plan replaces the former National Mitigation Plan process. There is, however, still a requirement for a series of National Adaptation Frameworks and related Sectoral Adaptation Plans. The current National Adaptation Framework (NAF), which details Ireland’s primary adaptation policy response to the challenges presented by the impacts of climate change, was published in 2018. The statutory review process for the current NAF will commence shortly and the National Dialogue on Climate Action will undertake a public consultation in this regard in 2022.The next NAF is due for publication in 2023.

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