Climate Change Bill 2010

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Climate Change Bill 2010 would require Ireland to reduce its net greenhouse-gas emissions by at least 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, with shorter-term targets and five-year carbon budgets to keep progress on track. It would place the Taoiseach’s Department in charge of coordinating climate policy, require regular climate statements and national strategies, and establish an Office of Climate Change and Renewable Energy alongside an independent advisory Commission. The measures would also support energy efficiency, renewable energy, electric vehicles and emissions-reduction projects, while preparing Ireland for climate impacts and directing some carbon-tax and emissions-trading revenue towards climate action and aid for developing countries.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to set a target for the year 2050 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; to establish the Department of the Taoiseach as the co-ordinating Department under the Act; to confer powers on the Taoiseach to make regulations; to provide for carbon budgets; to establish an Office of Climate Change and Renewable Energy and a Climate Change Commission; to amend the Carbon Fund Act 2007; to put in place a framework and enabling provisions to meet European Union and international commitments on climate change; and to provide for related matters

Last updated 12 April 2018