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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 1d

The first Sectoral Adaptation Plans were not specific and measurable, and most did not have KPIs or milestones. There is a critical need for measurable action in the next plans.

Read more at shorturl.at/LogZL

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 4d

Systemic external challenges such as funding and temporary contracts are a critical risk to local authorities delivering their Climate Action Plans. This must be urgently addressed by central Government.

Read more about Adaptation in our Annual Review at shorturl.at/LogZL

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 6d

Storms Darragh and Éowyn, have exposed Ireland’s vulnerability to extreme weather events and shortcomings in preparedness and response, especially in relation to critical infrastructure.

Read more in our Review: shorturl.at/LogZL

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 7d

The Climate Change Adaptation Scorecard helps monitor and review progress towards climate resilience over the last 12 months.
Four sectors demonstrated good overall progress, while biodiversity received an overall rating of no progress.
Scorecard Report: shorturl.at/s111P

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 8d

The Council’s Annual Review of Adaptation has been published today with key observations and policy recommendations published to help Ireland deal with the impacts of future climate change.
Read the full report here: shorturl.at/LogZL

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 8d

Council has said not enough action has been undertaken to address the significant shortcomings exposed by Storms Darragh and Éowyn and it has called for the prioritisation of actions that will have the most impact in advance of the storm season
Read more: shorturl.at/1nqea

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 15d

To support the decarbonisation of the cement and concrete industries, the Council recommends that the National Standards Authority of Ireland’s Concrete Committee urgently develop new standards and accelerate the approval process for low-carbon cement technologies.
Read more: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 20d

The Council recommends establishing a network of independent energy renovation advisors to provide practical support to households and communities, particularly those in energy poverty.
Read our recommendations for this sector: shorturl.at/i54k9

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 22d

Today the Council has published a request for quotation for research services to explore integrating climate change risks and uncertainty in infrastructure development to ensure a climate resilient Ireland. For more information see: www.climatecouncil.ie/news/researc...

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 23d

A clear policy and roadmap by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment for the decarbonisation of commercial buildings is urgently required in 2025.
Read our recommendations on the Built Environment, Industry and Waste sectors here: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 26d

Council supports the ramp up of the Solar PV for the Medically Vulnerable Scheme and calls for the installation of suitable batteries, to support the needs of the medically vulnerable, and guidance on changeover switches, to support resilience during extreme weather events. Report: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · 28d

Industrial emissions fell by an estimated 4.6% in 2024, driven partly by reduced cement production and a fall in manufacturing industry output.

Cement industry emissions decreased by 15.6% in 2024 because of lower production levels.

Read more: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Sep 8

The number of BER B2 or Better retrofits achieved under SEAI schemes increased by 24%, from 17,600 in 2023 to 21,817 in 2024.

More retrofitting and decarbonised heating systems are needed to help reduce emissions in the Built Environment sector.

Report: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Sep 7

The residential buildings sector is projected to exceed its 2nd sectoral emissions ceiling by 19.4% while the commercial and public buildings sector is forecast to exceed its 2nd ceiling by 26.8% under 'with additional measures' (WAM) scenario.
Read more: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Sep 4

Emissions from the residential buildings sector increased by about 4.9% in 2024 compared with 2023, primarily due to colder weather driving an increase in heating demand.

Read more about Council’s observations & recommendations for the Built Environment sector in our Review: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Built Environment is the only sector where emissions increased in 2024. Council’s Annual Review of the sector has been published today with key observations and policy recommendations.

Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/4dmdtmud

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Sep 3

The Built Environment is the only sector where emissions increased in 2024. Council’s Annual Review of the sector has been published today with key observations and policy recommendations.

Read the full report here: shorturl.at/i54k9

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Sep 3

Council has today published its Annual Review of the Built Environment, Industry and Waste sectors. Urgent action is needed to tackle emissions from the Built Environment sector which rose last year. Read the press release here: shorturl.at/sXGeZ

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Sep 1

Afforestation on deep peat leads to significant carbon losses over time and the Council has recommended that the current constraints on afforestation on deep peat remain unchanged and are rigorously enforced. Read more: shorturl.at/AgaIo

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Forestry Programme 2023–2027 has not attracted sufficient uptake by farmers and land owners. The @agriculture_ie needs to strengthen policy levers to increase the level of planting.
Read more of the Council's annual review of the LULUCF sector at shorturl.at/i224f

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Aug 27

Urgent action is needed to progress the Climate Action Plan 2025 target of an 80–90% replacement of calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertiliser by using policy levers like taxation, regulation and incentives to encourage protected urea usage. Read more: shorturl.at/t7w4z

Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Aug 22

Council has recommended that the Government must urgently publish Phase 2 of the Land Use Review to inform strategies for land use that support improved socio-economic, climate, biodiversity, and water and air quality outcomes. Read more: shorturl.at/t7w4z

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Aug 20

To reduce agricultural emissions @agriculture_ie should set targets for each year, for the deployment of methane-reducing manure additives and include these in the Climate Action Plan 2026.

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Aug 7

The number of suckler cows continued to decrease in 2024 and the dairy cow herd decreased last year for the first time since 2009.
Read more about Ireland’s agricultural sector in the Council’s Annual Review: shorturl.at/t7w4z

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Climate Change Advisory Council Ireland @ccacireland.bsky.social · Aug 5

The LULUCF sector is a net source of emissions accounting for 6.6% of total national emissions in 2023. This is unusual in a European context, where LULUCF typically reports net removals of greenhouse gases.
Read more: shorturl.at/t7w4z