Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 October 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy

Climate Change Targets 2026-2030: Discussion (Resumed)

2:00 am

Photo of Malcolm NoonanMalcolm Noonan (Green Party)

I have one quick final question about landscaping and the opportunity through the nature restoration plan that is being developed nationally. There is an urban aspect to that. We look at some of the challenges in London now in the context of the overheating of buildings and a lack of green space. It seems that there is often a significant underspend in respect of landscaping of new developments and the use of our native trees, shrubs and plants and incorporation of nature-based solutions in those developments. The UK uses a biodiversity net-gain approach. Will the Green Building Council comment on that as a more standardised approach across all new developments in Ireland?

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