The Climate Change Advisory Council
An Chomhairle Chomhairleach um Athrú Aeráide
The Climate Change Advisory Council
An Chomhairle Chomhairleach um Athrú Aeráide
The Climate Change Advisory Council is an independent advisory body providing evidence-based advice and recommendations on policy to support Ireland's just transition to a biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable, climate neutral and resilient society.
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Statement from the Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council following the publication of the proposed EU 2040 Targets
Marie Donnelly, the Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, has welcomed the European Commission’s proposal to target the reduction of net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040 with a view to achieving Union-wide climate-neutrality by 2050. While this will require a deep social and industrial transformation, it will improve EU and Irish energy security, industrial competitiveness and citizens' welfare, including reduced energy bills.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Transport
The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that the transport sector, which saw emissions decrease by an estimated 1.3% last year, needs urgent government intervention to support sustained emissions reductions and people making the switch to public transport.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
CHAIR'S STATEMENT: Ireland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2024 to 2055
Marie Donnelly, the Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, has expressed disappointment at the newly released figures of Ireland’s projected emissions. The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2024 to 2055 published by the EPA today lay bare the difficulties that Ireland faces in keeping emissions within the carbon budgets adopted by the Oireachtas, as well as complying with European obligations leading to significant compliance costs for the State.
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Publications, Submissions & Correspondence
The Council has a wide-ranging work programme that provides continuous input to and assessment of national climate change initiatives. The Council produces a range of publications to support and communicate this work including:
- Annual reviews
- Periodic reviews
- Carbon Budgets proposals
- Seminar presentations
- Working papers
- Correspondence and other publications
Adverse impacts from human-caused climate change will continue to intensify
The extent to which current and future generations will experience a hotter and different world depends on choices now and in the near-term
Figure SPM.1 Panel (c) in IPCC, 2023: Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Core Writing Team, H. Lee and J. Romero (eds.)]. IPCC, Geneva, Switzerland, pp. 1-34, doi: 10.59327/IPCC/AR6-9789291691647.001
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Marie Donnelly launches Climate Change Advisory Council's Annual Review 2024.
Marie Donnelly, Chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council has launched the Annual Review 2024.
She said "We have the opportunity, now, to transform our society to a modern, climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy or else pay the price of not meeting our commitments which will take crucial funds away from essential services. It is better to make the investments now for households, communities and businesses, rather than paying a large fine in a few years."
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