Council staff and councillors after the new Climate Action plan was passed this month
‘The impacts and risks of climate change are becoming challenging’
THE new Climate Action Plan 2024-2029 was passed at the County Council Meeting this month by councillors.
The Plan will be in place for a period of five years, from the date of approval.
The new Climate Action Plan 2024-2029 sets out mitigation, adaptation and other climate action measures, to create a low carbon and climate resilient County.
The Plan includes a range of actions across the six theme areas of Energy & Buildings, Transport, Flood Resilience, Nature Based Solutions, Circular Economy & Resource Management and Citizen Engagement.
This is aligned to the Government’s overall National Climate Objective as set out in the national Climate Action Plan, which seeks to pursue and achieve, by no later than the end of 2050, the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy.
Teresa Walsh, Director of Environment, Water and Climate Change said: “The impacts and risks of climate change are becoming more complex and challenging.
In implementing our new Climate Action Plan, South Dublin Council Council, in partnership with the other Dublin local authorities, continues to foster a shared approach in addressing climate change and demonstrating ongoing leadership and support for other sectors.
The new Plan reflects this ambition and includes a broad range of actions, highlighting the ongoing commitment of the Council, to working with local communities and citizens across the County, in taking climate action’.
In accordance with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, each local authority in Ireland has been required to make a Climate Action Plan, to include both adaptation and mitigation actions.
The new Plan also includes a Register of Opportunities for the Council’s Clondalkin Decarbonising Zone (DZ), for which an Implementation Plan will be developed.
The Council’s Climate Action Plan has been prepared in accordance with the Local Authority Climate Action Plan Guidelines, as published by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, in March 2023.
