Transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient society

The capital investment priorities will represent a major change in Ireland’s delivery of climate action objectives. This will provide a big reduction in carbon emissions during the period to 2030.

Investment priorities will include:

• upgrading of 45,000 homes a year from 2021
• an additional 3,000-4,500 MW of renewable energy
• full rollout of the Renewable Heat Support Scheme
• transition to low-emission - including electric - buses for the urban bus fleet
• a target of little less than half of our vehicle fleet to be fully electric

Among the major infrastructural projects over the next 10 years will be the North-South and Celtic interconnectors, the conversion of Moneypoint to electricity and continued development of gas infrastructure to support regional and rural development.

A €500 million Climate Action Fund will bring further investment by public and private bodies, with a strong focus on the transport sector. There will also be further investment in flood relief schemes to minimise the impact of river and coastal flooding.

See National Strategic Outcome 8 (PDF, from page 76) of the National Development Plan 2018-2027 for full details.

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