Petroleum and Other Minerals Development (Amendment) (Climate Emergency Measures) Bill 2018

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would change Ireland’s rules for granting licences, undertakings and leases for petroleum and other mineral development so that the Minister must take account of climate and environmental conditions, including global temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. It would also block new approvals if carbon dioxide at the Mauna Loa observatory is above 350 parts per million on the application date. In plain terms, it is meant to make fossil-fuel decisions much harder during a climate emergency and to tie them directly to wider climate science.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to provide for the amendment of the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960, to ensure regard is had to national and global environmental considerations including the annual average global temperature, the monthly mean level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and other matters, when issuing licences, undertakings and leases under the Petroleum and Other Minerals Development Act 1960 and to provide for related matters

Last updated 14 November 2024