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Local Authority Climate Action Plans

Local authorities are key drivers in advancing climate policy at the local level. Local Authority Climate Action Plans reflect the ambition of local authorities to take climate action and improve quality of life.

​Ireland’s Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act (2021) required each local authority to prepare a Local Authority Climate Action Plan to meet national climate targets and develop resilience to the impacts of climate change. The plans are consistent with the most recent approved National Climate Action Plan and National Adaptation Framework. All 31 local authorities Climate Action Plans have now been adopted by the elected members.

Each climate plan is built on a strong evidence base. To help inform the plans, all local authorities developed a Climate Change Risk Assessment which sets out the likely risks is terms of climate change, such as increased rainfall or flooding. They also did a Baseline Emissions Inventory which calculates the emissions within the local authority area and sets out emission by sector such as transport, the built environment and agriculture.

As part of its local authority climate action plan, each local authority is responsible for establishing a decarbonising zone within their local authority area. Decarbonising zones (DZs) are intended to be the focus for a range of climate mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity measures and will help local authorities to identify projects which will contribute to the delivery of the national climate objective.

The plans demonstrate the ambition, focus and commitment of each local authority to reduce carbon emissions and improve the quality of life for people living, working and studying in each county.
 
Local Authority Name Website link to access Local Authority Website Link to access Local Authority Climate Action Plan (LACAP)
CARLOW https://carlow.ie/ CARLOW LACAP
CAVAN https://www.cavancoco.ie/ CAVAN LACAP
CLARE https://www.clarecoco.ie/ CLARE LACAP
CORK CITY https://www.corkcity.ie/en/ CORK CITY LACAP
CORK COUNTY https://www.corkcoco.ie/en CORK COUNTY LACAP
DONEGAL https://www.donegalcoco.ie/ DONEGAL LACAP
DUBLIN CITY https://www.dublincity.ie/residential DUBLIN CITY LACAP
DUN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN https://www.dlrcoco.ie/ DUN LAOGHAIRE-RATHDOWN LACAP
FINGAL https://www.fingal.ie/ FINGAL LACAP
GALWAY CITY https://www.galwaycity.ie/ GALWAY CITY LACAP
GALWAY COUNTY https://www.galway.ie/en/ GALWAY COUNTY LACAP
KERRY https://www.kerrycoco.ie/ KERRY LACAP
KILDARE https://www.kildarecoco.ie/ KILDARE LACAP
KILKENNY https://kilkennycoco.ie/eng/ KILKENNY LACAP
LAOIS https://laois.ie/ LAOIS LACAP
LEITRIM https://www.leitrimcoco.ie/eng/ LEITRIM LACAP
LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY https://www.limerick.ie/council LIMERICK CITY & COUNTY LACAP
LONGFORD https://www.longfordcoco.ie/ LONGFORD LACAP
LOUTH https://www.louthcoco.ie/en/ LOUTH LACAP
MAYO https://www.mayo.ie/ MAYO LACAP
MEATH https://www.meath.ie/ MEATH LACAP
MONAGHAN https://monaghan.ie/ MONAGHAN LACAP
OFFALY https://www.offaly.ie/ OFFALY LACAP
ROSCOMMON https://www.roscommoncoco.ie/en/ ROSCOMMON LACAP
SLIGO https://www.sligococo.ie/ SLIGO LACAP
SOUTH DUBLIN https://www.sdcc.ie/en/ SOUTH DUBLIN LACAP
TIPPERARY https://www.tipperarycoco.ie/ TIPPERARY LACAP
WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY https://waterfordcouncil.ie/ WATERFORD CITY AND COUNTY LACAP
WESTMEATH https://www.westmeathcoco.ie/en/ WESTMEATH LACAP
WEXFORD https://www.wexfordcoco.ie/ WEXFORD LACAP
WICKLOW https://www.wicklow.ie/ WICKLOW LACAP
 
 
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