Dublin City Climate Action Plan 2024-2029

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NOTICE OF THE PREPARATION OF THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

DRAFT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2024-2029

Notice is hereby given that Dublin City Council has, pursuant to Section 16 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, prepared a Draft Climate Action Plan 2024-2029.

The Draft Plan is accompanied by an Environmental Report, prepared in accordance with the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 435 of 2004 as amended by S.I. 200 of 2011) for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Natura Impact Report, pursuant to Article 6 of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC.

Summary:

The Draft Climate Action Plan, Climate Neutral Dublin 2030 sets out how the Dublin City Council can promote a range of mitigation, adaptation and other climate action measures, to help deliver on the National Climate Action Plan and the Government’s overall National Climate Objective, which seeks to pursue and achieve, by no later than the end of 2050, the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy.

Climate Neutral Dublin 2030 sets out the actions that will be taken by the City Council to prepare our city and people living here for the known impacts of climate change – flooding, sea level rise, extreme weather events, drought. Climate Neutral Dublin 2030 will set out how the City Council will mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute the global effort to limit warming to below 1.5oC.

Realising a Dublin City where we are resilient, resource-full, creative, and social requires all of us. Join us, as we work together to prepare Dublin City, our home, for the impacts of climate change now and into the future.

Targets:

The plan has three targets that are interdependent:

  • A 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in line with our National Climate Objective by 2030, while striving for neutrality before 2050 as per Dublin City’s participation in the EU Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities (Net Zero Cities).
  • A Climate Resilient City prepared for the known and unknown impacts of climate change
  • A Just Transition meaning that the actions we take do not cause harm.

Foundations and Connecting Actions

Achieving the targets requires collaboration to ensure that the actions connecting the foundations of our plan are interdisciplinary and consider the diverse systems that support life in our city. The foundations of our plan build on our city’s strengths.

The connecting actions support the foundations – A Resilient City, A Resource-Full City, A Creative City and A Social City. While the actions are categorised they are not independent of each other. All actions are interconnected and require a collaborative approach. We recognise that Dublin’s success is Ireland’s success, and success requires that everyone is working together.

Graphics of the city with the four foundations: a creative city, a resilient city, a resource-full city, a social city

Public Consultation

The Dublin City Council Draft Climate Action Plan, the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report and Appropriate Assessment Natura Impact Report, will be on display from Friday 15th September to Thursday 2nd November 2023, at the following locations:

  • online at Yoursay.dublincity.ie/Dublin-city-climate-action-plan-2024-2029
  • at Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.30 pm
  • at the following Council libraries during normal opening hours, during the consultation period:
    • Central Library
    • Pearse St. Library
    • Kevin St. Library
    • Ballymun Library
    • Finglas Library
  • October 17th in the Round Room of the Mansion House from 4pm to 8pm

Any further public consultation events will be advertised during the consultation period via Dublin City Council’s social media channels.

Submissions/Observations

Written submissions or observations regarding the Draft Climate Action Plan, are invited from members of the public and other interested parties. You can make a submission or observation between Friday 15th September and Thursday 2nd November 2023 inclusive, through the following options only:

  • A written submission can be made electronically through the Council’s Public Consultation Portal Yoursay.dublincity.ie/Dublin-city-climate-action-plan-2024-2029 up to 11.59pm on Thursday 2nd November 2023; or
  • In writing to the Climate Action Coordinator / Senior Executive Officer at climateaction@dublincity.ie
  • Written submissions can be sent to: Climate Action Coordinator, Environment & Transportation Department, Dublin City Council, Block 1, Floor 6, Civic offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland, D08 RF3F

All submissions are published on our website, and will be available to view in hardcopy upon request via climateaction@dublincity.ie

When making a submission, you should give careful consideration to any personal information, about yourself or others, that you disclose. This is an open and public process and all parties have a right to view submissions and personal information therein.

The closing date for receipt of submissions or observations is Thursday 2nd November 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Please make your submission or observations by one medium only i.e. online or email.

Submissions or observations should include your name and email address and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc. which you represent.

Written submissions or observations with respect to the Draft Plan that are made within the period stated, will be taken into consideration before the making of the Plan.

Please note LATE submissions or observations will not be considered. You are strongly advised to make your submission or observation as early as possible.

Defamation

Please be aware that comments involving allegations of any kind against a named or otherwise identifiable person or organisation may be viewed as defamatory by the subject of the comments. Persons making a submission may be sued directly for any defamatory allegations in any submission and should avoid making such allegations. Please note that submissions made to Dublin City Council are made available for public inspection upon request via email climateaction@dublincity.ie.

Data Protection

Please note that responses to this consultation are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI), Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007-2018 (AIE) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Dublin City Council is committed to fulfilling its obligations imposed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please see our privacy statement at https://www.dublincity.ie/privacy-policy/privacy-statement

NOTICE OF THE PREPARATION OF THE DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL

DRAFT CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2024-2029

Notice is hereby given that Dublin City Council has, pursuant to Section 16 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021, prepared a Draft Climate Action Plan 2024-2029.

The Draft Plan is accompanied by an Environmental Report, prepared in accordance with the European Communities (Environmental Assessment of Certain Plans and Programmes) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 435 of 2004 as amended by S.I. 200 of 2011) for Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Appropriate Assessment (AA) Natura Impact Report, pursuant to Article 6 of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC.

Summary:

The Draft Climate Action Plan, Climate Neutral Dublin 2030 sets out how the Dublin City Council can promote a range of mitigation, adaptation and other climate action measures, to help deliver on the National Climate Action Plan and the Government’s overall National Climate Objective, which seeks to pursue and achieve, by no later than the end of 2050, the transition to a climate resilient, biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable and climate neutral economy.

Climate Neutral Dublin 2030 sets out the actions that will be taken by the City Council to prepare our city and people living here for the known impacts of climate change – flooding, sea level rise, extreme weather events, drought. Climate Neutral Dublin 2030 will set out how the City Council will mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and contribute the global effort to limit warming to below 1.5oC.

Realising a Dublin City where we are resilient, resource-full, creative, and social requires all of us. Join us, as we work together to prepare Dublin City, our home, for the impacts of climate change now and into the future.

Targets:

The plan has three targets that are interdependent:

  • A 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in line with our National Climate Objective by 2030, while striving for neutrality before 2050 as per Dublin City’s participation in the EU Mission for 100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities (Net Zero Cities).
  • A Climate Resilient City prepared for the known and unknown impacts of climate change
  • A Just Transition meaning that the actions we take do not cause harm.

Foundations and Connecting Actions

Achieving the targets requires collaboration to ensure that the actions connecting the foundations of our plan are interdisciplinary and consider the diverse systems that support life in our city. The foundations of our plan build on our city’s strengths.

The connecting actions support the foundations – A Resilient City, A Resource-Full City, A Creative City and A Social City. While the actions are categorised they are not independent of each other. All actions are interconnected and require a collaborative approach. We recognise that Dublin’s success is Ireland’s success, and success requires that everyone is working together.

Graphics of the city with the four foundations: a creative city, a resilient city, a resource-full city, a social city

Public Consultation

The Dublin City Council Draft Climate Action Plan, the Strategic Environmental Assessment Environmental Report and Appropriate Assessment Natura Impact Report, will be on display from Friday 15th September to Thursday 2nd November 2023, at the following locations:

  • online at Yoursay.dublincity.ie/Dublin-city-climate-action-plan-2024-2029
  • at Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays) between the hours of 9.00 am to 4.30 pm
  • at the following Council libraries during normal opening hours, during the consultation period:
    • Central Library
    • Pearse St. Library
    • Kevin St. Library
    • Ballymun Library
    • Finglas Library
  • October 17th in the Round Room of the Mansion House from 4pm to 8pm

Any further public consultation events will be advertised during the consultation period via Dublin City Council’s social media channels.

Submissions/Observations

Written submissions or observations regarding the Draft Climate Action Plan, are invited from members of the public and other interested parties. You can make a submission or observation between Friday 15th September and Thursday 2nd November 2023 inclusive, through the following options only:

  • A written submission can be made electronically through the Council’s Public Consultation Portal Yoursay.dublincity.ie/Dublin-city-climate-action-plan-2024-2029 up to 11.59pm on Thursday 2nd November 2023; or
  • In writing to the Climate Action Coordinator / Senior Executive Officer at climateaction@dublincity.ie
  • Written submissions can be sent to: Climate Action Coordinator, Environment & Transportation Department, Dublin City Council, Block 1, Floor 6, Civic offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8, Ireland, D08 RF3F

All submissions are published on our website, and will be available to view in hardcopy upon request via climateaction@dublincity.ie

When making a submission, you should give careful consideration to any personal information, about yourself or others, that you disclose. This is an open and public process and all parties have a right to view submissions and personal information therein.

The closing date for receipt of submissions or observations is Thursday 2nd November 2023 at 11:59 PM.

Please make your submission or observations by one medium only i.e. online or email.

Submissions or observations should include your name and email address and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc. which you represent.

Written submissions or observations with respect to the Draft Plan that are made within the period stated, will be taken into consideration before the making of the Plan.

Please note LATE submissions or observations will not be considered. You are strongly advised to make your submission or observation as early as possible.

Defamation

Please be aware that comments involving allegations of any kind against a named or otherwise identifiable person or organisation may be viewed as defamatory by the subject of the comments. Persons making a submission may be sued directly for any defamatory allegations in any submission and should avoid making such allegations. Please note that submissions made to Dublin City Council are made available for public inspection upon request via email climateaction@dublincity.ie.

Data Protection

Please note that responses to this consultation are subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI), Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007-2018 (AIE) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Dublin City Council is committed to fulfilling its obligations imposed by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please see our privacy statement at https://www.dublincity.ie/privacy-policy/privacy-statement

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