gov.ie - Climate research and innovation across Government - Gov.ie
gov.ie - Climate research and innovation across Government
Department Overview Relevant Bodies Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Undertakes and funds a range of climate relevant research programmes, particularly in the areas of climate, geosciences, environment, energy and inland fisheries. Environmental Protection Agency/ Geological Survey Ireland/ Inland Fisheries Ireland/ Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Responsible for national research and innovation policy. Provides funding to its agencies for competitive research calls, and to the HEIs. Supports mobilisation of research evidence to support policy. Higher Education Authority; Irish Research Council; Science Foundation Ireland Department of Transport Administers a transport climate research fund which supports research objectives in relation to climate action and sustainability. Transport Infrastructure Ireland; National Transport Authority Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Manages a wide range of research activities and funds climate-related research directly and through the research programmes of Teagasc and the Marine Institute. Marine Institute; Teagasc Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment Funds and promotes enterprise-led innovation through a range of programmes and supports delivered mainly through EI, IDA, and NSAI. Enterprise Ireland (EI); IDA Ireland (IDA); National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage Undertakes and funds a range of climate relevant research programmes in the areas of construction innovation, weather and climate modelling, climate services, climate monitoring, biodiversity and water. Supports the development of EN standards relating to construction and circular economy. Met Éireann; National Parks and Wildlife Service Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Actively providing funding and support through a joint research programme with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) in climate macroeconomic modelling. Economic and Social Research Institute Department of Health Provides internal research & economic support services coupled with policy and strategic direction to ensure the development and implementation of a broad-based research and development roadmap for health. Health Research Board; Health Service Executive
Related Knowledge Center: Climate economics
Climate change is now a driver of the world’s economy. The impact is profound:
- Catastrophic weather events — hurricanes, floods, droughts, high temperatures — are more frequent and more extreme. The cost can be measured in both the initial damage caused and the longer-term impact on the economy.
- Vulnerable communities are increasing climate-related investments, hardening infrastructure and taking other protective measures.
- Investment in carbon capture and storage technologies is increasingly rapidly.
- Governments are making investments and crafting regulations to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
On top of all of this is the cost of uncertainty. As the Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in 2018 by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, says, “The assumption that current and future climate conditions will resemble the recent past is no longer valid.”