Integrating climate change in infrastructure project appraisal

The Commission supports Ireland to strengthen the government’s capacity to take into consideration environmental and climate change aspects in the decision-making process on public investments. The project supports the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) in reviewing the Public Spending Code to identify options for accounting for climate risk and uncertainty, and options for measuring the environmental impact of public infrastructure investment within the appraisal process.

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