Chapter 5
Climate and Environment
Issues / Recommendations / Observations
Sub. No.
Chief Executive’s Response & Recommendation
legislation on climate change. Acknowledges that Cork City has been the victim of the effects of climate change in recent years with businesses and homes in the city centre severely impacted by recurring flooding events. It recognises the Lower Lee Flood Relief project an essential adaptation measure to alleviate flooding. It notes the City Development Plan offers a real opportunity for progress in the coming years and particularly in the areas of adaptation. Therefore, interventions such as the Lower Lee Flood Relief Scheme must be supported and progressed with urgency. Cork Chamber welcomes plans to identify and implement a Decarbonising Zone within the city through engagement with local communities and other relevant stakeholders. The plan should provide for hydrogen refuelling stations for buses as well as the steady roll out of electrical car charge points throughout the city region. This submission relates to a variety of topics. In relation to climate action, the submission notes the development of a green fleet is positive step and it sends a visible green message. Cork City Council must build on this over the lifetime of the new Plan. It sets out that Government policy has been clear in the development of electric vehicle charging points and have made available substantial funding to Local Authorities to develop a network of EV charging points. It advocates Cork City Council actively engage to access the available funding and build EV charging points as it would benefit people
Matters relating to Electric Vehicles are addressed in Part 3, Chapter 4 of this Report. Recommendation: No change.
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Paragraph 5.35 of the Draft Plan addresses issues relating to decarbonisation transport including text to support greater uptake of Electric Vehicles. Paragraph 4.112 also supports the provision of car parking spaces for the charging of electric vehicles at appropriate locations. Recommendation: No change.
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