Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Volume 4: Realising the benefits of transition and transformation

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dc.contributor.authorMoriarty, Róisín
dc.contributor.authorO’Mahony , Tadhg
dc.contributor.authorStefaniec, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorBoucher, Jean L.
dc.contributor.funderSustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
dc.contributor.funderScience Foundation Ireland
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of Transport
dc.contributor.funderDepartment of the Environment, Climate and Communications
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-13T14:27:24Z
dc.date.available2024-03-11T17:10:59Zen
dc.date.available2024-03-13T14:27:24Z
dc.date.issued2023-12en
dc.date.updated2024-03-11T17:11:03Zen
dc.description.abstractThis is the first Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment (ICCA) and is a major contribution to the national dialogue and engagement on climate change. It tells us what is known about climate change and Ireland. It also provides key insights on gaps in our knowledge. The development of ICCA was modelled on the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Sixth Assessment Cycle, completed in 2023, with the use of and localisation of its information for Ireland. ICCA will support the national response to climate change, ensuring that it is informed by the best available science. It also points to how and where that science can be improved through further investments in innovation, in research and in systematic observations. These collectively form the essential backbone of the science and data required to understand how Ireland is being impacted by and responding to the climate change challenge. The full Assessment has been developed through a co-creation process between leading academics in Ireland and officials from across state agencies and government departments. Funding was provided by the Environmental Protection Agency, Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, Science Foundation Ireland and Department of Transport. The process was collaborative, involving mutual development and agreement of the scope, preparation and review of drafts, wider stakeholder consultation through a series of workshops and meetings, and a detailed sign-off process. We see the publication of ICCA as a real innovation for Ireland and as a resource for understanding climate change in an Irish context across the underlying science, mitigation and adaptation measures, and opportunities. It is a starting point for further dialogue on the findings and their utility for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, research funders and people. This engagement phase should continue far beyond the publication of this Assessment and support climate action in Ireland.
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dc.identifier.citationMoriarty, R., O’Mahony, T., Stefaniec, A. and Boucher, J. L. (2023) Ireland's Climate Change Assessment Volume 4: Realising the benefits of transition and transformation. Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland: Environmental Protection Agency, pp. 1-280. Available at: https://www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring--assessment/climate-change/irelands-climate-change-assessment-volume-4.php (Accessed: 13 March 2024)en
dc.identifier.endpage280
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-80009-128-3
dc.identifier.startpage1
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15672
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEnvironmental Protection Agencyen
dc.relation.urihttps://www.epa.ie/publications/monitoring--assessment/climate-change/irelands-climate-change-assessment-volume-4.php
dc.rights© 2023, Environmental Protection Agency.
dc.subjectIreland’s Climate Change Assessment (ICCA)
dc.subjectIreland
dc.subjectClimate Change Assessment
dc.subjectIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.titleIreland's Climate Change Assessment Volume 4: Realising the benefits of transition and transformationen
dc.typeReport
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