Press release
Government approves Annex of Actions to Climate Action Plan 2021
From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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Last updated on
The Government has approved the detailed Annex of Actions to support the delivery of Climate Action Plan 2021, an ambitious plan to put Ireland on a more sustainable path – cutting emissions, creating a cleaner, greener economy and society and protecting us from the devastating consequences of climate change.
The Annex of Actions follows the Climate Act 2021, which commits Ireland to a legally binding target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050, and a reduction of 51% by 2030. These targets are a key pillar of the Programme for Government.
Under the Climate Action Plan 2021, there is a huge opportunity to create new jobs and grow businesses in areas like offshore wind, cutting-edge agriculture, or retrofitting – making our homes warmer and cheaper to run. It makes Ireland one of the most ambitious countries in the world on climate.
The Annex of Actions will be used to drive continued delivery of climate action across all Government Departments and bodies. It formally replaces the Interim Annex of Actions published earlier this year, and will be subject to the same process of monitoring and reporting.
Commenting on today’s development, the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, said:
"In 2021 we took two major steps towards our climate goals – passing the Climate Act, which commits us to cut emissions in half this decade, and producing a new Climate Action Plan that sets out how to achieve that. We now need to focus on the implementation of the plan by every part of Government. The details of what is needed are laid out in this Annex of Actions, and backed up by enhanced project management to deliver it. We have seen that we can work across Government to tackle Covid. We now need to give the same cross-government impetus to our work on climate action, so we can reach our goals and create a cleaner, greener economy and society."
The focus on implementation and delivery will be underpinned by the following:
The Annex of Actions is available to view and/or download now.
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The Annex of Actions supports the delivery of the Climate Action Plan 2021.
The Climate Action Plan 2021 was published on 4 November 2021. It provides a detailed plan for taking decisive action to achieve a 51% reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and setting us on a path to reach net-zero emissions by no later than 2050, as committed to in the Programme for Government and set out in the Climate Act 2021.
The Plan lists the actions needed to deliver on our climate targets and sets indicative ranges of emissions reductions for each sector of the economy. It will be updated annually, including in 2022, to ensure alignment with our legally binding economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral ceilings.