1.1.2 EU ‘Fit for 55’
1.1.2 EU ‘Fit for 55’
National targets for infrastructure provision will be set through the proposed AFIR17, and through refuelling requirements mandated for the EU’s
‘Fit for 55’15 refers to the EU’s target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55%
12 Govt of Ireland (2021) National Development Plan 2021-2030, p. 130.
13 gov.ie - Our Rural Future: Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 (www.gov.ie) Page 16
14 Climate Action Plan 2021
16 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/green-deal/eu-plan-for-a-green-transition/
17 The Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) has been proposed as a revision of the in-force Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive (2014/94/EU). The European Council proposal: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2022/06/02/fit-for-55-package-counciladopts-its-position-on-three-texts-relating-to-the-transport-sector/ & European Parliament proposal: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/ document/TA-9-2022-0368_EN.html
main transport corridor network, the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T)18.
in the period to 2025 to support investment in EV charging infrastructure.
Both the AFIR and the aligned associated targets for total publicly-accessible charging power output and TEN-T targets are currently being negotiated. When agreement is reached, these frameworks will specify national EV charge point targets for Ireland, including the numbers and types of charge points required and the types of places in which these charge points are to be located. This strategy is intended to provide the framework through which these obligations, once settled, can be delivered.
This allocation will support the Climate Action Plan ambition of having almost one million EVs on the roads by 2030.
Securing an early transition to zero/low-emission vehicles in the private and public fleets is key to meeting this objective.
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