{"id":235976,"date":"2022-12-24T17:45:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-24T16:45:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=235976"},"modified":"2022-12-24T17:45:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-24T16:45:11","slug":"car-parking-curbs-and-slashing-journeys-among-irish-government-climate-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=235976","title":{"rendered":"Car parking curbs and slashing journeys among Irish Government climate plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News from Ireland this week:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Government wants to slash the number of car journeys and clamp down on parking spaces as part of its climate action plan, it is understood.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan, which will set out how the Government will achieve the agreed sectoral emissions targets and the overall target of a 51 per cent reduction by 2030 and net zero by 2050, will be published on Wednesday.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabinet will meet on Wednesday afternoon to sign off on the plan.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cabinet is to meet on Wednesday afternoon to sign off on the climate action plan.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it is understood there is no specific commitment to congestion charges within the plan, the Government is considering them as one of their options.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They would only be brought in where there are viable alternatives to cars, including good public transport and active travel.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan will encourage the public to take other forms of transport and reduce the use of and dependency on cars.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will aim to reduce the total distance driven across all car journeys by 20 per cent, and to have nearly one in three private cars as an electric vehicle by 2030.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan is also expected to recommend reducing public sector parking but will only apply where there is good public transport.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is also expected to remove minimum car parking requirements but, again, only where there is good public transport.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plan will also include a reduction of on-street parking to prioritise active travel and public transport and to \u201cimprove the public realm\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Local authorities will also be encouraged to move towards the \u201cmarket pricing\u201d of car parking \u2013 again where there is good public transport.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/ireland\/government-to-slash-car-journeys-and-clamp-down-on-parking-spaces-1408745.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course the government will decide whether there is \u201cgood public transport\u201d or not!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But just as the German Health Minister warned, restrictions on freedom of travel will be enforced one way or another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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