Motion or amendment: Conducting a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Net Zero Policies
Motion or amendment by Mr Tom Buchanan on .
- MLA
- Mr Tom Buchanan
- Party at the time
- Democratic Unionist Party
- Date
- 16 March 2026
- Type
- Motion or amendment
- Business
- Motion · Private Members' Motion
- Heading
- Conducting a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Net Zero Policies
- Assembly identifier
- Document 476388
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Conducting a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Net Zero Policies
That this Assembly expresses deep concern that aspirational climate targets are impeding the delivery of high-quality public services and infrastructure that ratepayers deserve; notes that the provisions of the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 have been found by the courts to obstruct the progression of the A5 Road Upgrade, with far-reaching consequences for other major projects such as the A4 Enniskillen Southern Bypass; is alarmed, furthermore, that the current legal requirement for minimum spend on active travel perversely acts as a barrier to vital investment in roads maintenance and repairs; calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to withdraw the current draft Climate Action Plan 2023-2027, which contains a range of proposals that are not quantified and would place additional burdens on farmers and households during a cost-of-living crisis; and further calls on the Minister to task every department and arm’s-length body with conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all net zero-related climate policies and funding streams within their remit.
171 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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- 14 April 2026: Conducting a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Net Zero Policies – The Motion Was Negatived
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