Chapter 2
Core Strategy
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
• Wilton to Lee Road Trunk Main - provision of new trunk main to provide a connection between the Inniscarra WTP and the Lee Road WTP - at construction stage and anticipated completion in mid 2023. IW in partnership with Cork City Council, have progressed a significant leakage reduction programme. Terms such as “climate mitigation and adaptation measures that reduce our carbon footprint” limit our responsibility and response by focussing on carbon footprint only relating to climate change. The Plan requires clear, specific, and timely targets. This will then require action, such as those on commuting.
The intention of the nine Strategic Objectives is to provide a broad level overview of the policies and objectives set out in Chapter 5 for climate action. The wording of Strategic Objective 4 Climate Change and Environment is purposefully universal to ensure it captures as many broad level goals and flexibility. Climate action is a cross cutting feature of this Plan, which is incorporated in compact growth, supporting reuse and adapting buildings to climate change. Table 5.1 provides a full list of policy objectives that are set to play a role in mitigation and adaption. Clear and specific measures and targets are set out in Chapter 5 and are based on the binding measures set out in the European Union Directive on Energy Efficiency (2018). These include a minimum target of 32.5% in energy efficiency by 2030. Also incorporated is the European Union Renewable Energy Directive (2018) which sets a binding renewable energy target for the EU for 2030 of at least 32%. At a local level the plan also reflects the actions included in the Climate Action Plan 2019. Detailed measures can be found in Objectives 5.8, 5.11, 5.12, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20 and 5.21. The implementation and uptake of these objectives will be monitored and reviewed during the lifetime of this Plan. Section 5.21 sets out Cork City Council’s response to climate justice, which aims to put local people’s needs at the heart of addressing climate mitigation and adaption. In delivering on this concept Cork City Council is committed to
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