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Public Consultation events on Northern Ireland’s first draft Climate Action Plan for 2023-27 are being held around the north over the next month with a Newry meeting to be held at the Canal Court Hotel on 16 September from 10am-12 noon.
Members of the public are being urged to have their say on how Northern Ireland will address climate change during the 16 week consultation.
With the consultation due to end 8 October, DAERA Minister Andrew Muir said: “In recent weeks and years, we have seen the damaging and costly impacts of climate change around the world and closer to home from flash flooding, wildfires, warmer seas and more frequent and severe storms. No section of society is immune but we can still collectively address it.
“The launch of the draft Climate Action Plan is a significant milestone for Northern Ireland that will inform how we reduce carbon emissions, grow our green economy, protect our environment and improve our health and wellbeing. It isn’t just a plan. It’s a roadmap towards a more sustainable future. Everyone in society will have a key role to play in delivering it. That’s why it is important we hear from you in the coming weeks because this is a challenge that will not just impact us but future generations.”
As well as Newry consultation events will be held over the coming weeks in Cookstown, Craigavon, Enniskillen, Ballymena, Ballynahinch, Omagh, Derry and Coleraine, enabling members of the public to learn about the draft action plan and help shape its policies and proposals to reduce carbon emissions.
Full details of the consultation events are available at nidirect.gov.uk where you can you register to attend.
Check the Draft Climate Action Plan out at draft-climate-action-plan-2023-2027
