We need to stop talking about climate obligations and look at the opportunities
are the forces that shaped this Government. Two were reactive responses to outside events, but were well done. In a Government formed byafter their electoral drubbing in 2020, with the Greens as a third wheel, their approach to policy was marked by ideological apathy. The Greens in contrast had a plan and the determination to make a difference. What strength of feeling existed in the larger parties was hunger for office, and determination to make the compromises required to get it.
The Green Party may come or go, but the green agenda is now rooted. Ryan’s department of Climate Action and Environment is transformed, and now a driver of change. Transport, his other department is clearly more challenging, but substantial progress is under way. Institutionally the departments of the Taoiseach and Finance are significantly reoriented to the delivery of major policy change.
There is now an 80 per cent chance that the average global temperature within five years will “temporarily” exceed 1.5 degrees above the pre-industrial level. That is a horror show. Ireland will deliver a decrease of 29 per cent in projected emissions by 2030. It is a considerable achievement in a short time, but far short of the 50 per cent reduction committed to. The variable factors are political commitment and administrative capacity.
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