Electric.ie September - October Edition

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 59 Industry News Industry News I ndustry Has a Vital Role to Play to Tackle Climate Disruption C limate Action and Environment Minister Richard Bruton and Business, Enterprise and Innovation Minister Heather Humphreys have outlined the government’s plans to reduce harmful emissions from industry at an industry meeting held in Dublin Castle. There are a number of key actions in the Climate Action Plan. The goverment will work with enterprise to: •Mobilise clusters regionally and sectorally to become centres of excellence for the adoption of low carbon technologies •Plan for the delivery of quality employment and enterprise in the new areas of opportunity being opened up •Embed decarbonisation and waste management measures across all enterprises and public service bodies •To help enterprise making the transition, and to take advantage of the opportunities which will arise in a low carbon economy, the enterprise agencies will: •Prioritisation of decarbonisation as part of their strategies and the promotion of the decarbonisation agenda across their respective client bases •IDA will use its new strategy for 2020 to 2024 to fully integrate decarbonisation objectives across its portfolio of clients and other relevant stakeholders •Enterprise Ireland will expand its supports to a larger cohort of client companies and will have an increased emphasis on decarbonisation going forward. •The Enterprise Agencies will continue to encourage client companies to develop environmental management capability and become more environmentally efficient and sustainable through programmes like EI’s Green Supports and IDA’s Go Green supports. •The Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation will also work closely with the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to, for example: •leverage and mobilise business cluster initiatives under the Regional Enterprise Plans and Future Jobs Ireland 2019 •Continue engagement with the Corporate Social Responsibility Stakeholder Forum to highlight supports available that promote energy efficiency; and •identify sectors where the development of tailored supports that promote decarbonisation. Under the Climate Action Plan, the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and its agencies will also engage with the cement and food and drink industry sectors to identify measures to support the achievement of identified potential abatement in these sectors.