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Environmental Services Training Group
LOCAL AUTHORITY ENVIRONMENT CONFERENCE
2016
Future Challenges and Opportunities for the
Environment
Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, May 26th 2016.
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Future Challenges and Opportunities for the
Environment
Climate Change Challenge
Linking Local, National & International Obligations
John O’Neill
Principal Officer
DECLG/DCCCNR
Outline
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International Context - UNFCCC
EU Context
Ireland?
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development
Act 2015
Local Role
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Mitigation
Adaptation
Questions?
2 Degree Challenge (1.5?)
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 Agreement”
Paris Agreement
• Legally binding, universal agreement
• 187 Parties have submitted their plans (INDCs)
• Long-term goal - 20 C, and pursue efforts to limit to 1.50 C
• IPCC Report!
• 5-year ambition cycle – 2018
• Global emissions to peak as soon as possible, net zero emissions in
the second half of the Century
• Transparency and accountability
Paris Agreement
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Signing – April 22nd – New York
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Ratification ?
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Entry into Force – 55 parties (55% of total GHG)
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Bonn – Ad Hoc Working Group on Paris (APA) – this week!
EU Context
• EU signed up to 40% Reduction by 2030 compared to 1990
– ETS/non ETS – Intended Nationally Determined Contribution
(INDC)
• Agreed at EU Council October 2014
– 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework
• Internal burden sharing of effort required to ensure targets are
split equitably and efficiently – on-going!
• New Effort Sharing Decision – 2016/17?
• Revised Emissions Trading Directive (ETS)
• Renewables Directive/Energy Efficiency Directive
• Other legislation such as F-Gases; cars and vans;
Ireland….
National Response…
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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 longterm 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 landuse sector, including forestry, which does not compromise capacity for
sustainable food production.
Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015
New Department! – Communications, Climate Change
and Natural Resources
Climate Act…
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Preparation of National Mitigation Plan – 5 year
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Agriculture
Energy
Transport
Built environment
Preparation of National Adaptation Framework &
sectoral plans (12)
Expert Advisory Council
National Mitigation Plan (NMP)
• How it is proposed to achieve the national transition objective
• the policy measures Government consider are required to
manage greenhouse gas emissions
• the sectoral mitigation measures to be adopted by the
relevant Ministers to reduce GHG emissions
• particular focus on putting the necessary measures in place to
address the challenge to 2020 and
• planning ahead to be ensure that appropriate policies and
measures will be in place beyond that.
Critical Success Factors
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Policy integration and alignment –whole-of Government approach
Behaviour Change - Buy-in by all
Technology advancement
Resources/Finances
Local Authorities – section 4 (13) – notify the
Minister of measures – key player!
Adaptation
2 degrees – 20% of world’s population will have to
migrate? London, New York, Rio, Cairo, Calcutta…..
Adaptation
National Adaptation Framework – 2012
Aim: an effective role is played by all
stakeholders in putting in place an active
and enduring adaptation policy regime;
Provides for:
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Development of research/knowledge
Development of Sectoral Adaptation
Plans (12 Sectors identified)
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Development of Local Adaptation
Strategies
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DECLG has a coordinating role
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New National Adaptation Framework –
work under way
Sectoral Responsibility…
Consultation on the New Adaptation
Framework
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An Taisce
Irish Planning Institute
Local Councillor
ICMSA
SIPTU
Irish Water
Gas Networks Ireland
Galway County Council
Eastern and Midland Regional Assembly
Climate Change Advisory Council…
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Established June 2015
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11 members
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4 ex-officio – (EPA, Teagasc, ESRI & SEAI)
Chair – Prof John Fitzgerald
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Formally under Act – Jan 2016
Ottmar Edenhoffer (Chair WG III – IPCC)
Frank Convery (Defence Fund, New York)
EPA Secretariat
Current National Framework…
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Cabinet Committee – Economic Infra & CC
Senior Officials Groups
Technical Working Groups
Research UCC/ESRI/UCD
National Steering Groups – Mitigation/Adaptation
Fiscal Rules
New Government
Cost?
Local Authorities
Guidelines and tools to integrate Climate
Change Adaptation into Development
Planning…..
Guidelines…Research Workshop
Guidelines…seminars
EPA …Local Authority Adaptation
Strategy Guidelines
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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…
Launched yesterday…..
Next Steps
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Workshop/Seminar to follow ….
September
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Regional training workshops (EPA/UCC)
Resource ..
www.climateireland.ie
Next steps to consider…?
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Adaptation Strategy = Local Development Plan?
National Mitigation Plan
• Role in implementation
New National Planning Framework
Rural Development Programme?
• Rural land use?
• Planning?
Smart Cities/Towns
• Urban Mobility
• Today Towns
Awareness
Thank you…..
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Questions?