Clondalkin Decarbonising Zone
The National Climate Action Plan 2023 (CAP 23) requires every Local Authority to establish a Decarbonising Zone (DZ) in their administrative area.
Clondalkin has been chosen by South Dublin County Council as our Decarbonising Zone and we aim to cut emissions in the area by 51% by 2030.
The map below shows the boundary of the Clondalkin Decarbonising Zone.
What do we mean by "Decarbonising"?
Decarbonising is completely removing "carbon dioxide" that is produced by people when they use energy. This will be done by removing fossil fuels from electricity, heat, and transport in the Decarbonising Zone (DZ).
What is the Decarbonising Zone or DZ?
A DZ is an area that has been identified by a Local Authority as a key area for climate action. For example, South Dublin County Council has chosen Clondalkin.
In the DZ, a number of creative solutions will be provided to respond to local low carbon energy, greenhouse gas emissions, and climate needs. This will contribute to national climate action targets.
Developing a Plan for the Clondalkin DZ
South Dublin County Council is currently working with Codema to develop the DZ Implementation Plan. A community team, composed of local stakeholders, is being set up to help with the development of a DZ plan. The success of the initiative requires the whole community, and everyone will need to play a part in this exciting project.
Extensive stakeholder engagement has taken place over the summer of 2024. The plan that is being developed through this engagement process has the potential to impact how we go about our everyday lives. For example, how we heat our homes and how safe and clean our area will become in the future.
Local Engagement Plan
An agreed Local Engagement Plan has been developed, by way of introducing the community to the concept of the Clondalkin DZ. A Community Climate Action Survey was launched as an initial engagement tool. This served to give a good insight into the community’s level of knowledge and interest in climate change, as well as acting as a recruitment tool for future DZ workshops. The survey was promoted across social media platforms, through in-person engagement, by leaving hard copy surveys in libraries and community centres, and by putting up posters in businesses and centres across the DZ. A total of 244 legitimate responses were collected from the Clondalkin Community Climate Action Survey which ran from May 24th to July 7th, 2024.
Further local engagement is ongoing through Visioning Workshops. These workshops will help develop a shared community vision, which will feed in with specific actions to the DZ Plan.