Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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Climate Action Plan 2023 sets out Ireland’s response to the climate crisis, detailing the roadmap of policies, measures and actions that we will deliver in support of meeting Ireland's climate commitments and emission reduction targets. The plan implements the Carbon Budgets and Sectoral Emissions Ceilings agreed by the Government and sets out a roadmap for systemic change to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 relative to 2018 levels. This provides a clear medium-term pathway towards meeting Ireland's statutory national climate objective to achieve, by no later than the end of the year 2050, the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy.

Achieving these targets require changes across all sectors of society and economy. These changes will require a collaborative effort by Government, businesses, communities, and individuals to implement new and ambitious policies, technological innovations, systems and infrastructures.

The establishment of delivery taskforces to accelerate and drive delivery in a number of key areas will serve to support our focus on accelerating the implementation of meaningful and impactful climate action.