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National Mitigation Plan

  • 19-07-2017 11:59am
    #1
    Dardania
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    So, the final 2017 version is published: 
    http://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/climate-action/topics/mitigation-reducing-ireland's-greenhouse-gas-emissions/national-mitigation-plan/Pages/default.aspx
    Highlights from https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0719/891351-politics-climate/ :

    Commitment to maintaining and expanding SEAI energy efficiency programmes.
    Expansion of Local Authority energy upgrades programmes for social housing.
    Funding for the proposed Renewable Heat Incentive.
    Expanded funding for public transport and for cycling infrastructure.
    Maintaining existing levels of grant aid and tax relief for electric vehicles.
    Commitment that all new cars and van sold from 2030 be zero emission or zero emission capable.
    Commitment to further refining the existing emissions-based taxation structure in the transport sector. 
    Commitment to carbon taxation as a key driver of behavioural change with a message that increases in the tax will be phased in over time. 
    A commitment to maintaining ongoing levels of grant aid for afforestation.
    A commitment to further refining the incentive structure for on-farm update of measures to increase the carbon efficiency of agriculture.


    What do people think? From glancing at the first few chapters, and reading between the lines of the newspaper reports, it seems that the targets aren't particularly inspiring, and that getting all of the government departments on board is a "yet-to-be" solved issue


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  • #2
    ABC101
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    Dardania wrote: »
    So, the final 2017 version is published: 
    http://www.dccae.gov.ie/en-ie/climate-action/topics/mitigation-reducing-ireland's-greenhouse-gas-emissions/national-mitigation-plan/Pages/default.aspx
    Highlights from https://www.rte.ie/news/2017/0719/891351-politics-climate/ :





    What do people think? From glancing at the first few chapters, and reading between the lines of the newspaper reports, it seems that the targets aren't particularly inspiring, and that getting all of the government departments on board is a "yet-to-be" solved issue

    I would have thought the commitment for all new cars and vans from 2030 to be zero emission to be fairly big. 2030 is not that far away IMO.

    Changing Moneypoint power station from coal to a cleaner fuel (Gas / LNG?), shutting down turf stations will all help etc.

    I sincerely hope that the change does make a difference, and not act as a displacement in which people are forced or incentivised to change technology which in the end does not make much difference.

    If the world continues to munch through 93million barrels of oil / day, then whilst Ireland can do it's bit, it's going to be a drop in the ocean.

    In the USA there are many large engine vehicles about Ford F150 etc, Subaru don't import any of their higher performance vehicles into Ireland anymore (1.6lt being big here). However Subaru are still selling 6 clylinder 3.6 lt cars in the Philippines and elsewhere etc.

    The Irish can go ahead and over regulate the Irish citizens as to what they can have / can't have etc but if the rest of the world carries on regardless then it is not going to make that much of a difference.


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