Windsor Framework & Northern Ireland Protocol Overview

Climate Action Plan 2024 Pillars to tackle emissions reduction . Powering renewables .9GW onshore wind, 8GW solar and at least 5GW offshore wind by 2030 Phase out and end use of coal and peat in electrical generation •Transform flexibilit y of the electricity system by improving system services and storage capacity Building Better · Retrofit 500,000 dwellings by 2030 . Put heat pumps into 680,000 homes by 2030 . Generate 2.7TWh of district heating by 2030 • Improve carbon sequestration and reduce management intensity of drained soils on grasslands Transport . Reduce distance driven across all car journeys by 25% . Walking, cycling, public transport will account for 50% of journeys . 1 in 3 private cars will be EV's • Increase rural bus routes and frequency Agriculture · Reduce use of chemical nitrogen as fertiliser • Increase organic farming to 450,000 hectares · Expand indigenous biomethane sector . Contribute to delivery of land use targets for afforestation, reduce mgmt. intensity of organic soils • Increase uptake on protected urea on farms to 90-100% Enterprise . Reduce clinker content in cement and substitute products with lower carbon content for construction materials . Reduce fossil fuel share of final consumption . Increase total share of heating to 70-75% by 2030 . Grow the circular and bio economy Land Use • Increase annual afforestation rates to 8,000 hectares . Promote forest management initiatives in forests to increase carbon . sinks and stores Improve carbon sequestration and reduce management intensity of drained soils on grasslands ⚫ Rehabilitate 33,000 hectares of peatlands Gníomhaireacht Bainistíochta an Chisteáin Náisiúnta National Treasury Management Agency 48 42

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