Ireland's Carbon Budget Programme Adopted for 2021-2035 (assets.gov.ie)
0xBASE INTEL BRIEF
- Three 5-year carbon budgets approved by Government and Oireachtas in 2022.
- First budget (2021-2025): 295 Mt CO2eq; second (2026-2030): 200 Mt CO2eq; third (2031-2035): 151 Mt CO2eq.
- Aims for 51% emissions cut by 2030 and net-zero by 2050.
- CCAC led the process with academic modelling.
"The Irish government approved three 5-year carbon budgets on 22 February 2022, covering 2021-2025 (295 Mt CO2eq), 2026-2030 (200 Mt CO2eq), and 2031-2035 (151 Mt CO2eq). These budgets aim for a 51% emissions reduction by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. They were adopted by both Houses of the Oireachtas in April 2022."
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