Irish Energy Minister Richard Bruton has established a delivery board for Dublin’s Climate Action Plan, which includes a commitment to have 12GW of renewables generation capacity online by 2030.
The board will be chaired jointly by the government Secretary General and a counterpart in Bruton’s department.
Members nominated from all other government departments will be part of the implementation group.
Bruton (pictured) said officials will oversee the delivery of all 180 actions in the climate plan and present a quarterly report on progress.
“For the first time ever, we have a plan with actions across every sector, which will ensure we meet our climate commitments,” said Bruton. “However, the key to delivering on our ambition is implementation.”
“The establishment of the board within the Department of An Taoiseach firmly puts climate policy at the centre of government,” he said.
“It will ensure that each department and public body is held fully accountable to delivering on the actions required to enable Ireland achieve its 2030 climate target and put us on a trajectory to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050,” Bruton added.
The Climate Action plan includes a promise to almost double onshore wind and add at least 3.5GW of offshore wind and 1.5GW of solar into the generation mix by 2030.