Appendix 6 High Level Goal 6: Leading on Sustainability and Climate Action
Submission source Summary of Issue Raised relevant to this High-Level Goal
• The CAP is evidenced-based and informed by extensive baseline research and by engagements with stakeholders. The former includes a baseline emissions inventory by UCC, a climate-change risk assessment carried out by KPMG, an in-person household survey carried out by Behaviour and Attitudes and a series of Climate Conversations with a variety of stakeholders and demographic groups within the city including children and young people. • The City Council is working with the Climate Action Regional Office (CARO), Atlantic Seaboard South and with local authorities in Cork County, Kerry, Limerick, and Clare in the development of the plan. There are “research-informed” 100 actions of the CAP and these are categorised under 5 themes that provide a framework for considering the implementation of actions under the LECP 2024-2029. These are:
1. Governance and Leadership: 2. Communities and Partnership 3. Built Environment and Energy 4. Transport and Mobility 5. Natural Environment and Resource management.
Under themes 1 and 2 actions aim to instigate systematic change, behavioural change and community and multi-sectoral engagement. Theme 3 actions include the decarbonisation of buildings, an escalation of rooftop solar-energy production and a continuation of retrofitting and public lighting programmes as well as further development of flood defence schemes. Theme 4 actions will focus on the continued roll-out of active-travel and public transport infrastructure and the publication of an EV- charging infrastructure strategy. Last but not least actions under theme 5 include the implementation of Cork City’s Trees strategy, the enhancement of the city’s biodiversity and the promotion of a circular economy. As evidenced in online survey feedback, there are indications of strong support for actions in all of these themes, particularly in relation to theme 4 which, as well as significantly contributing to the city’s future carbon neutrality, also provides additional and mutually reinforcing benefits of ensuring the delivery and accessibility of new housing in the city, to increasing the city’s economic and social interconnectedness and to lowering the time and financial costs of commuting to the city’s economy.
110
Powered by FlippingBook