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Transport 21 and the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan
Transport 21 investment will facilitate a modal shift to public transport, cycling and walking. The Minister for Transport will be publishing the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan in early 2009. It includes actions on public transport, planning, institutional arrangements and more efficient motorised transport as well as walking and cycling. It offers a vision by which the transport system could evolve along a more sustainable trajectory over the period to 2020 and beyond.
In association with the Sustainable Travel and Transport Action Plan national cycling and walking strategies will be developed to encourage emission-free modes of travel. A provision of €5 million will be made available for a special cycling package for Dublin.
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Electric Vehicles Plan
The Government has set a target of 10% of all vehicles in the transport fleet to be powered by electricity by 2020. This will represent some 250,000 cars on Irish roads over the next 12 years.
The Electric Vehicles plan includes:
- Tax incentives for business to purchase electric vehicles. Businesses can write off 100% of the cost of purchase against tax under the Accelerated Capital Allowance Scheme
- A €1 million project by Sustainable Energy Ireland to research, develop and demonstrate of vehicles nationally
- Assistance for individuals purchasing electric vehicles – publication of a “Buyer’s Guide” and a “Cost of Ownership Calculator” by Sustainable Energy Ireland
- Establishment of a National Task Force which will examine infrastructure options for national roll-out of electric vehicles, including street charging
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National Driving Efficiency Campaign
Launch of national driving efficiency campaign, as outlined in the National Climate Change Strategy (Chapter 4).
Carbon Off-Setting Scheme
In June 2008, the Government approved the principles for a scheme to offset greenhouse gas emissions from official air travel by Ministers, civil servants and officials. The Irish Government Offsetting Scheme (IGOS) will involve the calculation by Departments/ Offices of their annual air travel emissions. An annual payment based on these emissions will be made to the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) for purchase of carbon credits generated by in small-scale activities/ projects in Ireland’s Overseas Development Aid priority countries in Africa.
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