Wednesday, May 28, 2025

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.

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that Government and the Regulator must ensure that electricity suppliers offer customers price plans that allow them to save money, change consumption patterns and reduce emissions. Despite legislation being in place requiring this, the Council has said that it is disappointing that the deadline for its delivery has been delayed.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said that Ireland must be much better prepared for the next major weather event, with improved monitoring of climate events and their impacts required to radically improve preparedness for and our ability to respond to rapidly emerging extreme weather events.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

The Fiscal Council and Climate Change Advisory Council issued this joint press release and report, which sets out potential costs for Ireland from missing agreed EU targets.