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News from the Climate Change Advisory Council

This section has the most up to date news from the Council, including press releases, advice, calls for quotations, opportunities and other current information.

PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Cross Sectoral

Thursday, November 13, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Cross Sectoral

Climate Change Advisory Council calls for faster action. Ireland has failed to achieve the targeted emission reductions during the first Carbon Budget period (2021-2025).

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PRESS RELEASE: Funding Climate Adaptation in Ireland

Tuesday, November 4, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Funding Climate Adaptation in Ireland

This joint report by the Central Bank of Ireland and the Climate Change Advisory Council sets out the need to increase adaptation investment and finance in Ireland. It identifies the barriers to increasing climate adaptation investment and proposes actionable solutions to address these challenges.

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PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Biodiversity

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Biodiversity

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that Government must urgently strengthen planning processes to prevent further biodiversity loss and embed nature-based solutions in the design and delivery of all future infrastructure developments.

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PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Preparing for Ireland's Changing Climate

Monday, September 29, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Preparing for Ireland's Changing Climate

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that there has not yet been enough tangible action undertaken to address the significant shortcomings exposed by Storms Darragh and Éowyn and has called on Government to prioritise actions that will have the most impact in advance of the storm season.

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PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Built Environment, Industry and Waste

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Built Environment, Industry and Waste

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that Government must address rising emissions in the built environment and provide wider supports for heat pump and solar PV adoption.

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PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Agriculture and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

PRESS RELEASE: Annual Review 2025 - Agriculture and Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that urgent action and strengthened policy levers are required to incentivise increased tree planting to ensure Ireland’s forestry sector does not become a source of greenhouse gas emissions.

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