{"id":2135,"date":"2023-06-15T12:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ministers-refusal-to-review-flawed-climate-action-plan-is-disappointing\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T12:32:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T11:32:44","slug":"ministers-refusal-to-review-flawed-climate-action-plan-is-disappointing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/ministers-refusal-to-review-flawed-climate-action-plan-is-disappointing\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister\u2019s refusal to review flawed Climate Action Plan is disappointing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Insufficient data in climate plan was highlighted in recent EPA report<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Government\u2019s refusal to amend its Climate Action Plan in the wake of a stark report by the Environmental Protection Agency is inexplicable, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Whitmore, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on climate action and biodiversity, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EPA has warned that Ireland is on course to miss its 2030 climate targets by a considerable distance. Even if all the measures in the Climate Action Plan are implemented, the report said the Government will only achieve a 29 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade \u2013 well short of the legally binding target of 51 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is also concerning that there was insufficient data in the Climate Action Plan to allow the EPA to analyse a number of key areas. As a result, this modelling had to be excluded from the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the D\u00e1il today, I called on Minister Eamon Ryan to immediately revise the Climate Action Plan in light of the EPA\u2019s findings. I am deeply disappointed he did not take my suggestion on board, with the minister insisting we will not have an updated plan until December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the very minimum, the Climate Action Plan should be amended to include the missing information highlighted by the EPA. That in itself constitutes a major flaw in the Government\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the scale of the challenges we face in meeting our climate action targets \u2013 and\u00a0the slow pace of progress to date \u2013 the lack of urgency by the minister is difficult to understand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>June 15, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Insufficient data in climate plan was highlighted in recent EPA report The Government\u2019s refusal to amend its Climate Action Plan in the wake of a stark report by the Environmental Protection Agency is inexplicable, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. 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