Ciara Phelan: Climate targets are easy to set, hard to deliver  

The updated Climate Action Plan unveiled by the Coalition yesterday will have to deliver results rather than mere ambition 

Party leaders Eamon Ryan, Leo Varadkar, and Micheál Martin launching the Government’s updated Climate Action Plan yesterday. Picture: Maxwells

The Government hopes its Climate Action Plan will send a strong message that Ireland understands the urgency of tackling the planet’s greatest challenge, but as the full details emerged, the biggest question remains — will the plan be achievable?

Firstly, each sector will need a detailed map of how to hit the very ambitious targets that have been set.