Irish National Climate Change Strategy
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| Irish National Climate Change Strategy | |
|---|---|
| Start date: | 2007 |
| Scope: | National |
| Policy area: | Climate change and energy |
| Legal status: | Legally binding |
| Main formal decision making body: | The Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| Main implementing body: | Local and Regional Authorities |
| Language: | English |
| URL: | Irish National Climate Change Strategy website |
| Format: | |
| Access: | Free |
| Publisher: | Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government |
| Country(ies): | Ireland |
| Date: | 17/02/2012 |
The Irish National Climate Change Strategy (2007 - 2012) sets out a range of measures, building on those already in place under the first National Climate Change Strategy (2000) to ensure Ireland reaches its target under the Kyoto Protocol. The Strategy provides a framework for action to reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions by 13% above the 1990 levels in the 2008-2012 period. The Strategy outlines measures for different sectors: Energy Supply, Transport, Residential, Industry, Commercial and Services, Waste, Public Sector, Cross-Sectoral Action, Agriculture, Land-use and Forestry. The agriculture and forestry sectors have a key role to play in addressing climate change, through emission reductions and sequestration and also through the development of renewable energy resources.
| Objective | *
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| Target | Forest wood energy; sequestration potential of land-use and forestry |
| Monitoring, assessing and reporting | National Inventory Report by the Environmental Protection Agency |
| Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions | REPS, Kyoto Protocol, EPA |
| Keywords | Climate change, greenhouse gases, national strategy, afforestation, wood energy |
