Ireland's Climate Change Advisory Council has warned that Budget 2027 must prioritize social housing and retrofitting initiatives to help poorer households with energy costs, noting that progress on retrofitting is too slow.

The Climate Change Advisory Council has urged the government to implement targeted measures to drive electric vehicle (EV) uptake among lower-income households, welcoming a recent scrappage scheme for older cars.

A new report from the Climate Change Advisory Council warns that climate change is exposing vulnerabilities in Ireland's infrastructure, essential services, and economy, highlighting the growing risks and costs of inaction and measurable impacts from greenhouse gases.

Ireland's home emissions fell by 5% last year, but the Climate Change Advisory Council attributes this to a warmer winter rather than effective retrofits or cleaner heating, leaving the country off track for its 2030 climate targets.

Ireland's reliance on fossil fuels for transport leaves the country vulnerable to repeated fuel price shocks amid global energy market disruptions, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council.

A report by the Climate Change Advisory Council indicates that Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions from buildings decreased last year, but warns that the pace of reduction is insufficient to meet legally binding climate targets.

A working paper commissioned by the Climate Change Advisory Council from the University of Galway warns that coastal erosion poses an immense threat to Ireland.