Climate & Environment

Budget 2024 state’s last chance at meeting 2030 climate targets, wind industry warns

Group is calling on government to sufficiently resource planning system to accelerate renewable energy projects

Wind Energy Ireland: Group has called on the government to equip the planning system with the necessary resources to accelerate renewable energy projects. Picture: David Gray/Getty Images

Budget 2024 will be the government’s final chance to safeguard plans to achieve a 51 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, according to a representative body for the wind industry.

In a pre-budget submission, Wind Energy Ireland warned that October’s budget “will be Ireland’s last opportunity to put in place the resources and expertise needed to achieve our 2030 targets”. It has called on the government to equip the planning system with the ...