A DEADLINE TO submit a draft energy plan to the EU by the end of this month will likely be missed as the Minister for Climate expects that the draft will only be published “later this year”.
A parliamentary question asked Minister Eamon Ryan this week whether he plans to submit the draft NECP to the EU before 30 June. “We are aiming to publish a draft NECP later this year prior to running a public consultation and carrying out the necessary environmental assessments. Regardless of the continuously evolving targets and complexities, I am hopeful that we will meet the deadline of June 2024 for publication of the final NECP.
Read Next Related Reads Government to send long-term climate strategy to EU this week - three years late The failure to deliver the NECP draft not only undermines our environmental commitments but also affects our energy security. Without a clear and comprehensive plan, we are left in more uncertainty, hindering investments in renewable energy, clean technologies, and sustainable infrastructure. “This lack of strategic direction puts our country at a disadvantage, as we risk falling further behind in the global race towards a green economy.
The government already seriously missed a deadline to submit a long-term climate strategy to the EU after a binding regulation in 2018 that called for member states to develop 30-year strategies laying down how they plan to tackle the climate crisis.
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