On Wednesday the three leaders of the Government coalition launched a draft climate change Bill to amend Ireland’s 2015 climate legislation. The legislation also requires Government to develop a national long-term climate action strategy, and to produce an annually updated climate action plan. Nonetheless, there is a striking omission in the system of targets and target-setting set out in the draft Bill. In formulating the national long-term climate action strategy, Government is required to “specify the manner in which it is proposed to achieve the national 2050 climate objective”. The new climate Bill is one part of a much bigger jigsaw.

Source: The Irish Times October 09, 2020 00:07 UTC