Clean Air Strategy
From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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From Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
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Clean air is essential for our quality of life. While recent decades have seen significant improvements in air quality in Ireland, air pollution continues to cause damage to both our health and environment. A whole-of-Government commitment is required to achieve this objective as it can only be realised through our collective efforts. The changes that are required will have positive economic and societal co-benefits, including cleaner air, warmer homes, better health and lower carbon, moving towards a more sustainable economy for the longer term.
The Clean Air Strategy provides the high-level strategic policy framework necessary to identify and promote the integrated measures across government policy that are required to reduce air pollution and promote cleaner ambient air, while delivering on wider national objectives. It outlines how we will enhance and protect the quality of the air that we breathe and realise the full environmental and health benefits of cleaner air.
The aims of these key strategic frameworks are:
Publication of the Strategy follows a comprehensive public consultation process held during 2022, and a number of recommendations from submissions received during the consultation have been incorporated into the final document.
Implementation of the Strategy will begin immediately and progress reports on its delivery will be published annually.