Out of the 126-page Programme for Government put by Micheál Martin, Leo Varadkar and Eamon Ryan to the vote of their parties’ memberships, only three new measures have been costed: a €5 billion home retrofitting programme and a €1.5 billion agri-environmental scheme, both funded from a rise to €100/t in the carbon tax instead of €80/t as planned by the outgoing government. In addition, “the Government’s commitment to cycling and pedestrian projects will be set at 20 per cent of the 2020 capital budget (€360 million) per year for the lifetime of the Government.” These illustrate three areas where low-carbon…

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