Summary of Responses to Consultation on the setting of Northern Ireland’s Fourth Carbon Budget (2038-2042)
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On 28 July 2025, DAERA launched a 16-week public consultation seeking views on the proposal to set Northern Ireland’s fourth carbon budget, covering the period 2038-2042, at an average annual emissions reduction of 77% against the 1990 baseline. This is in line with the advice of the UK Climate Change Committee in their advisory letter of 19 March 2025, and DAERA considers this to be consistent with meeting Northern Ireland’s legislated for emissions reduction targets for 2040 (77%) and 2050 (100%).
Consultation
The consultation received 87 responses. The consultation posed four questions designed to elicit quantitative (mathematical and statistical) and qualitative (thematic, subject and content) data for analysis which are set out in the summary report below. The CCC advice and consultation responses will help inform the draft Regulations to set Northern Ireland’s fourth carbon budget.
DAERA is grateful to everyone who took time to respond to this consultation.
The consultation document is available for reference using the following link:
Please see the Summary of Responses to Consultation on the setting of Northern Ireland’s Fourth Carbon Budget (2038-2042) in the document below: