Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

438 Chapter 16: Environmental Policy Implementation and Performance Figure 16.1  Summary of some key environmental legislation, policies and plans in Ireland across selected thematic areas OBJECTIVES • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy efficiency and renewable energy, assess and manage adaptation to climate change GLOBAL • UN Framework Convention on Climate Change • Paris Agreement • Kyoto Protocol EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES & POLICIES • 2020 Climate & Energy Package • 2030 Climate & Energy Framework • Emissions Trading Directive • Effort Sharing Regulation • Floods Directive • EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change. • LULUCF Regulation (EU 2018/841) • Fit for 55 • Regulation on the Governance of the Energy Union • European Climate Law NATIONAL POLICIES/PLANS • Climate Action Plan (2024) • National Adaptation Framework (2024) • Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act (2015, as amended) • Sectoral adaptation and mitigation plans (various) • National Energy and Climate Plan (2021-2030) LOCAL/REGIONAL PLANS • Local Authority Climate Adaptation Plans & Low Carbon Roadmaps • Flood Risk Management Plans • Local Authority climate action plans OBJECTIVES • Reduce emissions of specified air pollutants (NO x , SO x , NMVOC, NH 3 , and PM 10 / PM 2.5 ) GLOBAL • Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollutants EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES & POLICIES • EU Green Deal • Clean Air Package • CAFE Directive • National Emissions Ceiling Directive • 8th Environmental Action Programme to 2030 • EU Zero Pollution Plan • Climate Action Regulations NATIONAL POLICIES/PLANS • Clean Air Strategy for Ireland 2023 • National Air Pollution Control Programme • Solid Fuel Regulations • National Sustainable Mobility Policy • Air Pollution Act 1987 (Solid Fuels) Regulations 2022 LOCAL/REGIONAL PLANS • Local Authority noise action plans OBJECTIVES • Protect and conserve Ireland’s natural heritage and biodiversity, including designated species and habitats GLOBAL • Convention on Biological Diversity and associated Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 • Bonn Convention • Ramsar Convention • Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora • Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework • Inclusive Conservation Initiative • COP15 • Agreement (UNCLOS) for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity EUROPEAN DIRECTIVES & POLICIES • Birds & Habitats Directives • EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 • EU Soil Strategy for 2030 • Commission Decision on Good Environmental Status 2017 • 8th Environmental Action Programme to 2030 • Nature Restoration Law NATIONAL POLICIES/PLANS • National Peatlands Strategy 2015 • National Raised-Bog SAC Management Plan 2017 • All Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021- 2025 • Marine Protected Areas Bill 2022 • 4th National Biodiversity Action Plan 2023-2027 LOCAL/REGIONAL PLANS • Local Authority Biodiversity Action Plans and Local Authority Green Infrastructure Strategies Climate Action Air Quality Nature