Strategy and transformation
Strategies, policies and plans to help you build capacity, manage change and improve performance across your portfolio, programs, projects and teams.
Arklow Decarbonisation Zone - Implementation Plan
As part of Ireland’s Climate Action Plan, the country aims to reduce carbon emissions by 51% by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Action 165 of the National Climate Action Plan (2021) requires each local authority to ‘identify and develop plans for one Decarbonising Zone’ within their respective administrative area.
To test the scale and scope of this challenge, Arklow was chosen by Wicklow County Council as its pilot decarbonisation zone. We developed a decarbonisation pathway for the town, building on stakeholder engagement and responding to the unique opportunities for Arklow. The target is to reduce CO2 by 7% per annum until national targets are reached.
Key details
Project name: Arklow Decarbonisation Zone - Implementation Plan
Location: Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.
Client: Wicklow County Council
Services provided:
- Strategy and transformation
- Project and program management
- Net Zero Carbon
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Solution
We presented high-level solutions for climate action in a format that was user friendly for the client and the local community. These range from small-scale local initiatives to larger infrastructural projects.
An overall ‘’decarbonisation pathway’ is illustrated, estimating the carbon savings from each initiative. The governance and reporting framework to bring the plan to life is presented. Growing the levels of engagement and participation in the project is a central theme.
The 'Arklow DZ Implementation Plan' initiatives include retrofitting of private and social housing, the installation of PV solar panels on the roofs of schools and businesses in the town, and the establishment of circular economy schemes in the community. The social housing and municipal sectors can be targeted immediately as these are in direct control of the local authority.
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