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Project Code [2019-CCRP-PhD.7]

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Project title

Identifying barriers and opportunities to local government climate action in Ireland

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

Dublin City University (DCU)

Lead Applicant

Diarmuid Torney

Project Abstract

. This PhD project will address this important knowledge gap. It will answer the following research question: To what extent and how are local authorities in Ireland responding to climate change? It will conduct a systematic analysis of policy outputs of all local authorities, and will map the institutional landscape of multilevel climate policymaking at national and regional level in Ireland. In a second step, it will select four local authorities, one from each CARO region, and will conduct in depth longitudinal case study analysis, including interviews with key informants, to identify whether and how these local authorities are integrating climate change into their policymaking and operations, and the factors that enable or constrain local authorities in doing so. The PhD project will produce a monograph thesis as well as two academic journal articles. In order to ensure wider impact, the PhD researcher will also produce a policy brief, and a stakeholder workshop will be held at the end of the project to disseminate findings.

Grant Approved

�48,000.00

Research Hub

Climate Change

Research Theme

Carbon Stocks, GHG Emissions, Sinks and Management Options

Start Date

01/10/2019

Initial Projected Completion Date

30/09/2023