Seanad debates

Tuesday, 4 December 2018

Annual National Transition Statement on Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements

 

2:30 pm

Photo of Michael D'ArcyMichael D'Arcy (Wexford, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

This requires a clear mandate to integrate the demands of climate action in the decision-making process of all our regulatory systems and programme evaluation throughout Government. Project 2040 and the ten year national development plan, which underpins it , is the first time an Irish Government has ever attempted to ensure that the future goal is compact and connected, reasonably balanced and sustainable. Implementing this vision and ensuring that the capital investment which will deliver that integrated vision will be a crucial challenge we must crack, in particular how we roll out our €116 billion investment under the national development plan. The €30 billion ring-fenced for climate action and sustainable transport can create a profound shift in behavioural patterns. This investment will enable us to deliver a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the period to 2030 and help to build the resilience of our infrastructure to climate change impacts. I thank the Senators for their contributions.

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