Chapter 2: Climate Change & Achieving a Sustainable Future

Uimhir Thagarta Uathúil: 
KE-C1-71
Stádas: 
Submitted
Údar: 
MJ Kearney

Chapter 2: Climate Change & Achieving a Sustainable Future

 

Wild areas in the surrounding hills - bogs, forests etc should be considered for extended zoning as protected areas

• A policy of planting more native woodlands and replacing commercial plantations with native woodlands to be implemented in surrounding hills

Public rights of way in and near the town for walking etc need to be enshrined

Harmful Agri practices such as bog burning and excess slurry spreading to be stopped

• More protections and monitoring systems for rivers to prevent pollution

Make Kerry a green county - any renewable electricity generated by windfarms or other means should not be exported from the county.

• Water and Waste-Water Treatment facilities need to be invested in to keep pace with population numbers growing.

Provision of multiple and multi located DC Electrical Charging facilities is required immediately to ensure that quick top up charging facilities are available for locals and visitors alike, who have still distances to travel possibly to Dingle/South Kerry/Kenmare on reaching Castleisland.