Under-resourcing of councils is compromising country's climate targets, Government told

Climate Change Advisory Council chairwoman Marie Donnelly issued the advice in a letter to the Taoiseach, the Tánaiste, and the Environment Minister. File picture: Fennell Photography

A lack of resources for local authorities to address planning issues is compromising Ireland’s ability to meet steep de-carbonisation targets, the State’s climate watchdog has warned.

The warning from the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) comes as Cork’s city councillors voted to change the less-than-year-old city development plan to allow more parking in certain areas despite concerns that it could weaken the 15-minute city concept and undermine Cork’s efforts to become climate neutral by the end of the decade.