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Strategic programmes:
An environment we can be proud of

Programmes underway

Climate change action plan

  1. Action: Draft National Strategy on Sea Defences, Flooding and Coastal Erosion completed by December 2022 with strategy approved by June 2023.
  2. Target date: 2024
  1. Action: Climate change annual report to Tynwald July
  2. Target date: July 2023, 24, 25, 26

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Implement waste strategy

  1. Action: Deliver effective and sustainable sewerage treatment infrastructure for Peel
  2. Target date: 2024
  1. Action: Waste Strategy Implemented
  2. Target date: 2025
  1. Action: Deliver effective & sustainable sewerage treatment infrastructure for Garff.
  2. Target date: 2025
  1. Action: Environmental Waste Standards: Report on international standards in relation to environmental waste, ensuring that there is no intentional discharge of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) into waters, including bays.
  2. Target date: 2025

Energy strategy

  1. Action: Develop a plan for energy security for our Island with support from the Climate Change Transformation Board.
  2. Target date: March 2023
  1. Action: There are opportunities for the Island to use its abundant offshore wind resources to produce green hydrogen to use locally as part of a closed loop carbon neutral economy and/or to export to key demand centres in the UK, EU and beyond. Develop policies that will enable the opportunities to be explored for the Island.  This will be determined through the Energy Strategy.
  2. Target date: TBC

Environment strategy

  1. Action: Review areas considered as bathing areas based on use not designation
  2. Target date: April 2023
  1. Action: Undertake and complete a trial for year round bathing water quality testing
  2. Target date: June 2023
  1. Action: Undertake and complete a trial for year round air quality monitoring (2 year trial).
  2. Target date: 2025

UNESCO biosphere re-accreditation

  1. Action: Prepare for UNESCO Biosphere re-accreditation.
  2. Target date: 2026
  1. Action: Submit for UNESCO Biosphere re-accreditation.
  2. Target date: 2026
  1. Action: Minimum 20MW renewable onshore energy
  2. Target date: 2026

Latest updates on this programme

Agricultural strategy

  1. Action: Publish a plan for the future of agriculture
  2. Target date: March 2023

Water security strategy

  1. Action: Develop and publish a Plan for Water Security by June 2023.
  2. Target date: June 2023

Food strategy

  1. Action: Develop and publish a Plan for Food Security.
  2. Target date: April 2023

Onshore 20MW Renewable Energy by 2026

  1. Action: Initial feasibility report into commercial options
  2. Target date: February 2023
  1. Action: Commence implementation
  2. Target date: July 2023

Completed actions

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