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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...volumes, each drafted by a dedicated author team. It looks at the following: Volume 1, Climate Science - Ireland in a Changing World; Volume 2, Achieving Climate Neutrality by 2050; Volume 3, Being Prepared for Ireland’s Climate Future; and Volume 4, Realising the Benefits of Transition and Transformation. The synthesis report ties these all together to present an accessible...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...will be highly contextual and place-based. There will be particular dimensions relevant for communities in coastal areas, rural communities and cities. Surveys such as the one produced by the EPA can give some useful guidance on points of engagement with communities.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: ...in favour of active travel, which is completely contrary to what the media, and certainly social media, would tell us. This kind of research is hugely important so we will certainly look at the EPA research Dr. Quinn referenced. I thank Dr. Quinn and call Dr. Deane.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...is less clear at the moment. We know there are positive changes in terms of fertiliser use being down and reducing nitrous oxide but in respect of methane emissions, that is less clear. The EPA is due to produce a set of provisional data for 2023 towards the end of June. What we have shown is a rough estimate. Some of those areas are where we know we are doing well and then we are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...the climate action plan an iterative annual living document exactly for the purposes the Deputy pointed out. Essentially, if we are not on track we need to make changes. It was clear from the EPA emission projections that the previous climate action plan was not leading us on track to a 51% reduction, it was closer to half of that. That gives impetus for the next iteration of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...people living in warmer, more comfortable and healthier homes is a key part of the communication challenge. For our part, in terms of this work the project is finished. We had a meeting with the EPA and we meet regularly among ourselves to discuss how we can help to get the message out. An example of that is bringing this to the committee today. We plan over the next while to provide...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...or 2100 and identify the steps you need to take to get to that place. There is work between the arts, social sciences and natural sciences, but the funding directed there is at an EU level. The EPA has funded social science on this topic but the sort of synergy of a community really trying to push it forward and being able to integrate that equity dimension is probably not there because...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...to bring information and knowledge from the universities into society to advance the sustainable development goals. There are emerging initiatives in this space. As Dr. Quinn mentioned, the EPA is to be commended as it has made some tweaks to its research programme in the past couple of years that have helped. It does not take away from the earlier point I made about the overall level...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: Is this work led by the EPA?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

Brian Leddin: It might, therefore, be an idea for us to speak with the EPA directly to ask it what it sees as being the next steps in this area. Okay, we will finish on that point. I thank all the witnesses, including those who have joined us remotely and all those who have come to Leinster House this afternoon to share with us their expertise and the detail, as best they could in the time we had, of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Report: Discussion (23 Apr 2024)

...research, we call out that deep institutional innovation for sustainability is one that should be a focus. I am glad to report that since the report was published, we have secured funding from the EPA to start a research project in that space. That will look at some of the topics spoken about, not at that scale but at providing some additional new insights over the next three years in...