This report is an output of the OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) and its Working Party on Climate, Investment and Development (WPCID). The work was led by Aimée Aguilar Jaber and Mariana Mirabile from the mitigation team of the OECD Environment Directorate, directed by Jo Tyndall. It was produced under the overall support and guidance of Walid Oueslati, Head of the Environment, Transitions and Resilience (ETR) Division. The report was drafted by Aimée Aguilar Jaber, Mariana Mirabile, Anne Bastien, Matilda Saarinen and Martin Grimeland. Sofia Hurtado del Orbe contributed to the organisation and preparation of the workshops conducted as part of the project, and provided support in the development of figures and visuals in the report. Kamrie Holms and Judith Koren also contributed to the development of the report.
The report benefited from the input of delegates to the Working Party on Climate, Investment and Development and to the Environmental Policy Committee, as well as from OECD colleagues and external experts. Authors are grateful for the valuable comments and inputs from OECD colleagues: Sophie Errendal, Edward Perry, Raphael Jachnik, Chiara Falduto, Jane Ellis, Tadashi Matsumoto, Daniel Nachtigall, Kurt Van Dender, and Stephen Perkins (ITF); and from the Irish government: Naoise Grisewood (Department of Transport), John Martin (Department of Transport), Caoimhín Ó Ciaruáin (Department of Transport), Garret Doocey (Department of Transport), Jason Taylor (Department of Housing); Gemma O’Reilly (Irish Climate Change Advisory Council) and Prof. Brian Caulfield (Trinity College Dublin).
Authors would also like to thank all Irish stakeholders for their time and dedication to this project, which would not have been possible without their inputs. Special thanks to Marie Donnelly, Gemma O’Reilly, and Ciara Hilliard (Irish Climate Change Advisory Council) for their trust, continuous support and helpful insights throughout the project, as well as Naoise Grisewood (Department of Transport) for his helpful inputs at different stages. The authors are also grateful to participants to the April workshop for their inputs and enthusiasm, which were key to develop the final recommendations in this report: Alan Murphy (Smart Dublin), Alan Kerry (Local Link), Alison Pickett (Systra), Andrew Moran (Taioseach), Anne-Marie McGauran (NESC), Barry Colleary (NTA), Brigh Ryan (Cork City), Cal O'Múirí (DoT), Caoimhe Donelly (CIE), Ciara Hilliard (EPA), Colin O'Hehir (DoHealth), David Conlon (NTA), Derek Brady (TII), Dr. Brian Caulfield (TCD), Edel Kelly (Dublin city), Emer Bambrick (Eireann), Emily Riondato (CIE), Fiona Mansergh (DoHealth), George Hussey (EPA), Gina Kelly (EPA), Joan Swift (Cycling Sligo), Kate Farrell (CIE), Kyle Moore (DoT), Laura Marenco (EPA), Meabh Gallagher (EPA), Naoise Grisewood (DoT), Niamh Garvey (NESC), Oueslati Walid (OECD), O'Riley Gemma (EPA), Paula O'Rourke (Kildare County), Peter O'Sullivan (NTA), Prof. Brian Ó’Gallachóir (UCC), Róisín Curran (Sligo County), Sabrina Dekker (Dublin city), Seán O'Leary (EPA), Stephanie Maher (Eireann), Tim Gaston (NTA PT), Tomás Campbell (DoT), Warren Whitney (NTA), Wen Zhang (NTA).
Authors are also grateful to Sofia Hurtado del Orbe (ENV/OECD), Sama Al Taher Cucci (ENV/OECD) and Beth Del Bourgo (ENV/OECD) for their communications support, Charlotte Raoult for her support in formatting the report, and Linda Gardiner for her support in editing the report.