Chapter 1: Introduction

Insert the following body text into Volume 1, Chapter 1, Section 1.4.2 ‘National and Regional Guidance’:
International Guidance
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 as a roadmap to a better, more inclusive and equitable world and aims to bring every single person on this journey, a plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership.

The 17 SDGs are integrated—that is, they recognize that action in one area will affect outcomes in others, and that development must balance social, economic and environmental sustainability.
Meath County Council will embrace the SDGs and embed them into our services, projects and actions, and to include them in policy making going forward.

Insert the following Policy;
INT POL 1: To promote the UNs Sustainable Development Goals within Meath County Council for our customers and  stakeholders through the actions and policies taken by the organisation.

Insert the following body text into Section 1.4.3 ‘National Policy’:

Climate Action Fund

Set up as one of four funds under that National Development Plan 2018-2027 as part of Project Ireland 2040. The aim of this fund is to support initiatives that contribute to the achievement of Ireland’s climate and energy targets.

The Fund will also seek to facilitate projects that contribute to other Government policy priorities including:-

• Supporting innovation and capacity building towards the development of climate change solutions capable of being scaled and delivering benefits beyond a once-off impact
• Generating wider socio-economic benefits such as job creation, air quality improvements, reduction in fuel poverty, bio-diversity and community resilience and development

Insert the following Policy;

INT POL 2 : To utilise the Climate Action Fund established under the National Development Plan to facilitate public and private climate mitigation and adaptation projects in line with criteria set out by the fund at that time.’