On this week’s episode of Ours to Protect, we examine the new European Commission proposals on greenhouse gas emissions, plans to increase the cap on passenger numbers at Dublin airport and radical new traffic plans for the capital.
The European Commission is poised to recommend that the EU reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, a target that will test political appetite to continue Europe’s ambitious fight against climate change ahead of EU elections.
Drafts of the Commission recommendation show the EU will endorse the 90% target for net greenhouse gas cuts compared with 1990 levels.
A second EU document, also due to be published by the Commission, will outline plans to capture and store hundreds of millions of tons of CO2 emissions by 2050 – one of many areas requiring huge investment in new technologies.
Fingal councillor Brian McDonagh is against plans to increase the cap on passenger numbers at Dublin Airport. It’s after Taoiseach Leo Varadkar backed a rise in the cap but said it must be done in the right way.
There are renewed calls for Dublin to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs. It’s after Paris voted for the measure over the weekend. Meanwhile, there’s been overwhelming support for a radical new transport plan for Dublin city centre. More than 80% of submissions are in favour of ending the dominance of cars.
