Climate Change Action Plan: What's Next?
Four key targets have been identified, namely:
- 33% improvement in the Council’s energy efficiency by 2020
- 40% reduction in the Council’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
- To make Fingal a climate resilient region
- To actively engage and inform citizens on climate change
A sample of the actions across Fingal County Councils five main action areas include:
Energy and Buildings
- Complete the Roll out of LED public lighting by 2021
- Annual Reporting and monitoring to SEAI
- Publish Fingal County Council’s Energy Review annually
- Display Energy Certificates for Public buildings
- Boiler replacement programme in social housing stock
Transport
- Continued electrification of the Council’s vehicle fleet.
- Increase the quantity of bicycle stands in the public domain
- Expand bike sharing schemes in urban areas
- Support the Greater Dublin Cycling Network Plan
Flood Resilience
- Progress OPW Flood Protection schemes
- Continued engagement with the OPW to progress further studies of areas within Fingal at risk of flooding.
- Update Council Emergency Response Plans to include flood event response
Nature Based Solutions
- Review and implement the Fingal Tree Strategy
- Support and promote Naional Biodiversity Data Centre All Ireland Pollinator Plan Actions for Councils
- Increase Pollinator areas in public parks and open spaces
- Support the use of allotments as a way communities can grow their own food, and lower food miles and food waste.
Resource Management
- Remove all single use items from Council Canteens
- Promote “ReUse Month” annually
- Support and promote the inclusion of climate change initiatives in tidy towns, green schools and cleaner communities
- Expand tenant induction programme to include tenant energy, water, waste and environmental awareness