Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030

What this means

• The Irish government has committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030, measured against 2018 levels.[source]
• This target is set in law under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act, making it a legally binding national obligation.[source]
• The commitment is led by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, with Minister Darragh O'Brien responsible for delivery.[source]
• The commitment was first stated on 23 January 2025 as part of the Programme for Government and is currently listed as in progress.[source]
• No specific deadline beyond the 2030 target year has been set for interim milestones, which raises questions about how progress will be tracked.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of the Environment, Climate and CommunicationsBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Darragh O'BrienOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Climate action and decarbonisation policyMandate

Indirect impact (10)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by body → owns statutory mandate2-hop via dept-environment
  Energy security and communications policyMandate
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Transport2-hop via darragh-obrien
  Department of TransportBody
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister of State at the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Charlie McConalogueOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → holds role: Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport2-hop via dept-environment
  Patrick O'DonovanOfficeholder
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Achieve net-zero emissions no later than 2050Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Publish an annual climate action planCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Fast-track offshore wind developmentCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Enact legislation to accelerate district heatingCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-environment
  Continue the national residential retrofit programmeCommitment