General Scheme Climate Action Amendment Bill
From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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On 17 June 2019, the Government published the Climate Action Plan 2019, which commits to bring forward a new Climate Action (Amendment) Bill for publication in Q1 2020. The new Bill will amend the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 and provide for a strengthened statutory framework for continual long-term planning for the realisation of Ireland's 2050 vision.
On 19 December 2019 Government approved the publication of the General Scheme for the Climate Action (Amendment) Bill 2019. The General Scheme published here has been prepared for the purposes of giving statutory effect to the core objectives stated within the Climate Action Plan. The Bill aims to enshrine in law the approach outlined in the Climate Action Plan, including: