A Climate Action Delivery Board is the key part of the new plan, which has grand designs for the future. When the Government recently published its long-awaited Climate Action Plan 2019, the launch was attended by the Taoiseach, Tánaiste, and nine ministers. Top marks for governanceThe plan details some key actions relating to governance that are essential in ensuring the plan will deliver significant and ongoing climate action. An independent Climate Action Council will be established, with more powers than the current Climate Action Advisory Council. The current Joint Committee on Climate Action played a pivotal role in building party political consensus on climate action policy but is due to finish by the end of 2019.

Source: Irish Examiner July 16, 2019 23:02 UTC