Climate Action Plan 2025

INTRODUCTION

On 15 April 2025, the Irish Government published the Climate Action Plan 2025 ("CAP25"). CAP25 is the third update to Ireland's Climate Action Plan under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 (the "2021 Act").

Building on last year's plan, CAP25 refines and updates measures and actions required to deliver on carbon budgets and sectoral emissions ceilings, including the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030 and achievement of a climate neutral economy by 2050, as mandated under the 2021 Act.

It is also the final Climate Action Plan of the first 5-year Carbon Budget – marking an important midpoint in what has been called the decade of climate action.