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Clare County Council has published the Draft Climate Action Plan 2024-2029, as required pursuant to Section 16 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. The draft plan aims to position County Clare as a national leader in climate action and strengthen the delivery of effective climate action at local and community […]

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Iarnród Éireann Climate Action Plan

By Ryan Harmon 11 October 2023

Iarnród Éireann Chief Executive Jim Meade was joined by Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD at Pearse Station to announce the company’s corporate Climate Action Plan 2023 to 2030, to achieve emissions reductions of 51% by 2030. The ambitious plan will be delivered while rail services are expanded, with passenger journeys of 80 million per annum targeted by 2030, up […]

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Dublin City Council Publishes Draft Climate Action Plan

By Ryan Harmon 20 September 2023

Dublin City Council has published its draft climate action plan, as required pursuant to Section 16 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021. The draft climate action plan, Climate Neutral Dublin 2030, sets out the actions that will be taken by the City Council to prepare the city and people living […]

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Cork County Council Seeks Public Engagement on New Climate Action Plan

By Ryan Harmon 26 April 2023

Cork County Council is seeking public engagement on the first stage of a new Climate Action Plan for the county. The consultation will inform how we can best tackle the challenges posed by our changing climate, while working to meet national targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Cork County Council has published a Baseline […]

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Dublin Local Authorities to Deploy 1,650 EV Charge Points by 2025

By Ryan Harmon 16 June 2022

The Dublin region Local Authorities (LA’s) launched Dublin’s first Electric Vehicle (EV) Strategy which will see 1,650 charge points deployed by 2025. Ireland’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) targets 100% electric vehicle (EV) sales with approx. 1 million EVs planned to be on the road by 2030. The Dublin region represents 25% of Ireland’s car fleet […]

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Climate Action Plan 2021 Progress Report Highlights Impactful Delivery Across Key Sectors

By Ryan Harmon 10 June 2022

The first Progress Report on the Climate Action Plan 2021 was published by Government, detailing progress made on 423 climate action measures due for delivery in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022. It highlights climate action progress achieved in both quarters, while also emphasising the need to address barriers to implementation. The challenging nature of climate […]

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Major Acceleration of Renewable and Community Energy

By Ryan Harmon 24 May 2022

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has announced the provisional results of the second Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) auction to generate community energy. RESS 2 includes a strong pipeline of community projects, with 10 communities being supported to produce their own power and share in the ownership of Ireland’s energy

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Government Launches the National Retrofitting Scheme

By Ryan Harmon 10 February 2022

The government has approved a package of supports to make it easier and more affordable for homeowners to undertake home energy upgrades, for warmer, healthier and more comfortable homes, with lower energy bills under the National Retrofitting Scheme. The measures address barriers to undertaking energy upgrades (retrofits) reported by homeowners and those working in the

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A Climate Action Plan is Important, But Taking Action is Even More Important

By Ryan Harmon 10 November 2021

Chambers Ireland, the voice of business throughout Ireland, has welcomed the launch by the government of the Climate Action Plan 2021, but is concerned about the State’s capacity to deliver on our renewable energy potential. Speaking this afternoon, Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “we need to see action on climate change. The time […]

Clare County Council Launches Draft Climate Action Plan for Public Consultation

Iarnród Éireann Climate Action Plan

Dublin City Council Publishes Draft Climate Action Plan

Cork County Council Seeks Public Engagement on New Climate Action Plan

Dublin Local Authorities to Deploy 1,650 EV Charge Points by 2025

Climate Action Plan 2021 Progress Report Highlights Impactful Delivery Across Key Sectors

Major Acceleration of Renewable and Community Energy

Government Launches the National Retrofitting Scheme

A Climate Action Plan is Important, But Taking Action is Even More Important

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