| Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns | ||
| Goal 12.1 | Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries | |
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| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCCAE | A Resource Opportunity 2012 | National Waste Prevention Programme. |
| Goal 12.2 | By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCCAE | Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment Statement of Strategy 2016-2019 | To exploit and manage our mineral, hydrocarbon and other geological resources, and inland fisheries in a sustainable and productive manner (High-level Objective 6) |
| A Resource Opportunity 2012 | National Waste Prevention Programme. | |
| Goal 12.3 | By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DAFM | Rural Innovation & Development Fund | Research projects that are aimed at reducing food waste. |
| DCCAE | A Resource Opportunity 2012 | Waste Prevention. |
| Goal 12.4 | By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DBEI | Chemicals Act 2008 | The main purpose of the 2008 Act is to facilitate the enforcement of certain EU Regulations concerning chemicals. These Regulations include the: • REACH Regulation; • CLP Regulation; • Rotterdam Regulation concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals under the Rotterdam Convention; and the • Detergents Regulation. |
| DCCAE | Waste Management Policy, Legislation and National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants | Comprehensive policy (2012 ‘A Resource Opportunity’) and legislation to ensure that the disposal and recovery of waste does not present a risk to water, air, soil, plants, human health and animals. Legislation also sets a general duty on everyone not to hold, transport, recover or dispose of waste in a manner that causes or is likely to cause environmental pollution. Implementing legislation covers national priorities in addition to EU and international obligations. |
| National Clean Air Strategy | This Strategy will provide the framework to promote and identify a range of measures across government policy required to reduce air pollution and promote cleaner air while delivering on wider national and international objectives. | |
| Goal 12.5 | By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCCAE | A Resource Opportunity 2012 | National Waste Prevention Programme. |
| Goal 12.6 | Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DBEI | Towards Responsible Business: Ireland’s Second National Plan on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) 2017-2020 | It is the Government’s vision that Ireland will be recognised as a centre of excellence for responsible and sustainable business practices through the adoption and implementation of best prectice in CSR in enterprises and organisations. |
| Goal 12.7 | Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DPER – OGP | Green Tenders – An Action Plan on Green Public Procurement (GPP) | Green Tenders objective – commits the public sector to playing an exemplary sustainability role through its procurement activities. There are eight priority sectors identified for GPP implementation in Ireland, and this Plan adopts a target for 50% of procurement in these sectors (both by number of contracts and by value) to include at least core GPP criteria. |
| Goal 12.8 | By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCCAE | Our Sustainable Future | Education, Communications and Behaviour Change. |
| DCHG | National Biodiversity Action Plan 2017-2021 | Increase awareness and appreciation of biodiversity and ecosystems services. |
| Goal 12.a | Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DFAT | One World, One Future | |
| The Global Island | ||
| Goal 12.b | Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DTTAS | People, Place and Policy: Growing Tourism to 2025 | Government will place tourism as a key element of its economic strategy, with development in the tourism sector reflecting the highest standards of environmental and economic sustainability. |
| Goal 12.c | Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities | |
| Department | Relevant National Policy | National Policy Key Objective |
| DCCAE | National Mitigation Plan | Fossil fuel subsidies have the potential to make consumption of fossil fuels more attractive relative to other, more sustainable alternatives. Internationally, the need to phase out fossil fuel subsidies has been recognised particularly by the G20. Where subsidies exist, either directly or indirectly, they may be aimed at addressing other policy objectives rather than simply promoting the use of fossil fuels. The range of subsidies that are in place in Ireland need to be identified in order to inform a future strategy for addressing such subsidies where they have the potential to act as a barrier to decarbonisation. As a sign of Government commitment to this policy, Public Service Obligation (PSO) support for Bord na Mónas Edenderry peat-fired generation station expired in December 2015. PSO support for the ESB owned West Offaly and Lough Ree power stations will expire in December 2019. Thereafter, security of supply subsidies for electricity generated from peat will no longer be supported under the PSO. National Mitigation Plan Proposal: Prepare a report identifying fossil fuel subsidies in place for consideration by Government. Lead Department: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Stakeholders: D/Finance, DPER, EPA, all relevant Government Departments Timeline: 2019 |
| Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns | |
| 12.1 Implement the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries |
12.1.1 Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at supporting the shift to sustainable consumption and production |
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| 12.2 By 2030, achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources | 12.2.1 Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP |
| 12.2.2 Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP | |
| 12.3 By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses | 12.3.1 (a) Food loss index and (b) food waste index |
| 12.4 By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment |
12.4.1 Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement |
| 12.4.2 (a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment | |
| 12.5 By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse | 12.5.1 National recycling rate, tons of material recycled |
| 12.6 Encourage companies, especially large and transnational companies, to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle | 12.6.1 Number of companies publishing sustainability reports |
| 12.7 Promote public procurement practices that are sustainable, in accordance with national policies and priorities | 12.7.1 Degree of sustainable public procurement policies and action plan implementation |
| 12.8 By 2030, ensure that people everywhere have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature | 12.8.1 Extent to which (i) global citizenship education and (ii) education for sustainable development are mainstreamed in (a) national education policies; (b) curricula; (c) teacher education; and (d) student assessment |
| 12.a Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production | 12.a.1 Installed renewable energy-generating capacity in developing countries (in watts per capita) |
| 12.b Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products | 12.b.1 Implementation of standard accounting tools to monitor the economic and environmental aspects of tourism sustainability |
| 12.c Rationalize inefficient fossil-fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption by removing market distortions, in accordance with national circumstances, including by restructuring taxation and phasing out those harmful subsidies, where they exist, to reflect their environmental impacts, taking fully into account the specific needs and conditions of developing countries and minimizing the possible adverse impacts on their development in a manner that protects the poor and the affected communities | 12.c.1 Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies (production and consumption) per unit of GDP |
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