View source for Irish National Climate Change Strategy

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 |Type of template= Policy process
 |Start= 2007
 |Scope= National
 |Policy area= Climate change and energy
 |Language= English
 |URL= http://www.environ.ie/en/Environment/Atmosphere/ClimateChange/NationalClimateChangeStrategy/PublicationsDocuments/FileDownLoad,1861,en.pdf
 |Format= pdf
 |Access= Free
 |Publisher= Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government
 |Country=  Ireland
 |Date= 17/02/2012
 |Target= Forest wood energy; sequestration potential of land-use and forestry 
 |Legal status = Legally binding
 |Decision making body= The Environment, Heritage and Local Government 
 |Implementing body= Local and Regional Authorities
 |Description= 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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*To increase forest area from 10% to 17% of Ireland`s land area 
*To develop the wood fuel economy and to promote agro-forestry
*To support afforestation
 |Linkages= [[REPS]], [[Kyoto Protocol]], [[EPA]]
 |Monitoring, assessing and reporting=  [http://coe.epa.ie/ghg/nirdownloads.jsp National Inventory Report by the Environmental Protection Agency]
 |Keywords= Climate change, greenhouse gases, national strategy, afforestation, wood energy
 |ToSIA indicators= Trade balance / Resource use, including recycled materials / Investment and research & development / Innovation / Energy generation and use / Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon stock / Water and air pollution 
 |FOREST EUROPE criteria= Policies, institutions and instruments by policy area / Socio-economic functions / Forest resources and carbon
 |FOREST EUROPE indicators= Forest area / Carbon stock / Wood consumption / Energy from wood resources /Trade in wood 
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