Transcript Sectoral Adaptation Plan

Environmental Services Training Group
LOCAL AUTHORITY ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE
2015
Protecting Our Environment
Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, May 2015.
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Protecting Our Environment
Climate Change Challenge
Linking Local, National &
International Obligations
John O’Neill
Principal Officer
DECLG
Outline
International Context - UNFCCC
 EU Context
 Ireland?
 Climate Bill
 Local Role – Adaptation ?
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Mitigation?
Questions?
2 Degree Challenge
Risks….
International Context - UNFCCC
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In 1992 – UNFCCC
Followed by Kyoto Protocol (KP) in 1997
Conference of the Parties (COP) meets
annually
Durban COP (2011)
Doha COP (2012)
Warsaw COP (2013)
Lima COP (2014) – “Call for Climate Action”INDC’s
Paris 2015 – “The Paris Protocol”??
The Cycle….
EU Context
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EU15 collectively signs up to KP1
EU29 sign up to KP2
Internal burden sharing of effort required to
ensure targets are split equitably and
efficiently
Effort Sharing Decision
Revised Emissions Trading Directive - MSR
Renewables Directive
Energy Efficiency
Other legislation such as F-Gases; cars and
vans;
EU Context
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Emissions declined 19% - 1990 – 2013
GDP grew by 45% over same period
2020 Targets based on agreed Effort Sharing
Decision (ESD)
EU Climate & Energy Framework 2030
EU leaders agreed economy wide target
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All sectors, all sources of emissions
At least 40% - compared to 1990
Agriculture, Forestry and other Land Uses
Ambitious and Fair
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Cost efficient pathway to 80% reductions by 2050
(Roadmap)
EU Consultation…Local?
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Commission consultation – Deadline 17th
June
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legislation to amend / extend the Effort Sharing
Decision to reduce EU non-ETS emissions by
30% by 2030 relative to 2005 levels
6 questions…
Is there a need for additional EU action in terms
of capacity building and similar support targeted
at the regional and local level to facilitate
national policies and measures under the ESD
after 2020?
Luxembourg
Estonia
Czech Republic
Germany
Netherlands
Finland
Belgium
Poland
Ireland
Cyprus
Greece
Austria
Slovenia
United Kingdom
EU15
EU28
Denmark
Malta
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Italy
Spain
France
Sweden
Portugal
Lithuania
Hungary
Croatia
Romania
Latvia
Carbon dioxide (t CO2) per
person
Ireland….CO2 per person 2012
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Luxembourg
Estonia
Ireland
Czech Republic
Germany
Netherlands
Finland
Cyprus
Belgium
Poland
Greece
Austria
Denmark
Slovenia
United Kingdom
EU15
EU28
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Italy
Malta
France
Spain
Lithuania
Portugal
Hungary
Croatia
Liechtenstein
Sweden
Romania
Latvia
Greenhouse gas emissions (t CO2eq) per person
Ireland….GHG per person 2012
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Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Fluorinated gases
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National Policy…
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National Climate Change Strategy 2007-2012
Review in 2011
Publication of Policy 2014
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The low-carbon roadmapping process will be guided by a
long-term vision of low-carbon transition based on –
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an aggregate reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of at
least 80% (compared to 1990 levels) by 2050 across the electricity
generation, built environment and transport sectors; and
in parallel, an approach to carbon neutrality in the agriculture and
land-use sector, including forestry, which does not compromise
capacity for sustainable food production.
Outline Heads of Climate Bill – 2013
General Scheme of Bill – 2014 –
Published January 2015
Completed 2nd Stage – awaiting Committee Stage
Climate Bill…
Main Provisions of the Bill…
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Preparation of National Mitigation Plan – 5
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Agriculture
Energy
Transport
Built environment
Preparation of National Adaptation
Framework & sectoral plans (12)
 Expert Advisory Council
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Sectoral Plans…
Sectoral Adaptation Plan
Water
Emergency Planning
Marine
Agriculture
Forestry
Biodiversity
Heritage
Transport
Energy
Communications
Flood Defence
Health
Current National Framework…
Cabinet Committee – Economic Infra & CC
 Senior Officials Groups
 Technical Working Groups
 Research UCC/ESRI/UCD
 National Steering Groups –
Mitigation/Adaptation
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Transitional Challenge…
Fiscal Rules
 Starting Point – lost investment
opportunity
 Compliance Costs
 Existing Policies/Measures
 New Measures?
 Alignment – Misalignment (OECD)?
 Co-Benefits?
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National Adaptation Framework – 2012
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Local Adaptation Plans
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Supporting communities – delivery of services
and infrastructure
Incorporate adaptation (and mitigation) into
Development Plans
Collect Evidence – raise awareness
Role of CCMA
Stakeholders – Participatory Process
Guidelines?
Guidelines…
EPA …Local Authority Adaptation
Strategy Guidelines
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Draft Stage – Published shortly….
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Adaptation Team – Preparing the Ground
Baseline
Identifying Future Risk
Identifying, assessing and prioritising options
Develop pathways and strategy
Implementation, Monitoring and evaluation…
Workshop/Seminar to follow?….
Next steps to consider…?
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Adaptation Plan = Local Development Plan?
National Mitigation Plan
 Input to plan
 Role in implementation
Rural Development Programme?
 Rural land use?
 Planning
Cities/Towns
 Urban Mobility
 Today Towns
Awareness
Thank you…..
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Questions?