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The Climate Action Plan 2024
The Climate Action Plan 2024 (CAP24) is the third annual update to Ireland’s Climate Action Plan.
The purpose of the Climate Action Plan is to lay out a roadmap of actions which will ultimately lead us to meeting our national climate objective of pursuing and achieving, by no later than the end of the year 2050, the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy. It aligns with the legally binding economy-wide carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings that were agreed by Government in July 2022.
A draft of the Plan was agreed by Government in December 2023 and, following the completion of Strategic Environmental Assessment, Appropriate Assessment, and a six week public consultation, the finalised version of the CAP24 was approved by Government on 21 May 2024. Please note that the version available below will be subject to some minor editorial changes.
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The Copernicus Climate Change Service
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Commission with funding from the EU, routinely publishes monthly climate bulletins reporting on the changes observed in global surface air and sea temperatures, sea ice cover and hydrological variables. Additionally, the bulletin also includes highlights regarding the boreal spring (March-April-May). Most of the reported findings are based on the ERA5 reanalysis dataset, using billions of measurements from satellites, ships, aircraft and weather stations around the world. https://climate.copernicus.eu/
Limiting Global Warming: a matter of 2°C increase Average global temperatures have risen significantly since the industrial revolution and the last decade (2011–2020) was the warmest decade on record. Of the 20 warmest years, 19 have occurred since 2000. Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that 2020 was also the warmest year on record for Europe. The majority of evidence indicates that this is due to the rise of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) produced by human activity. The average global temperature is today 0.95 to 1.20 °C higher than at the end of the 19th century. Scientists consider an increase of 2°C compared to pre-industrialised levels as a threshold with dangerous and catastrophic consequences for climate and the environment. This is why the international community agrees that global warming needs to stay well below a 2°C increase. To read more on climate change 2022 please click on the following link https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20180703STO07129/eu-responses-to-climate-change The Climate Action Plan is Ireland’s roadmap to becoming a climate-neutral economy and resilient society by 2050 (see the 2019 Climate Action Plan). This means that the number of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere is dramatically reduced and is balanced by the amount removed by our land, forestry, or technology. Becoming a climate-resilient society will help us to cope with the impacts of a changing climate.
EU Responses to Climate Change 2022
Climate Conversation- Climate Action Plan 2021
