Motion Amendment

Motion TitleConducting a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Net Zero Policies - Amendment 1

Motion Amendment TextLeave out all after ‘deep concern’ and insert: ‘that climate targets are being used to deflect from the Executive’s inability to deliver high-quality public services and infrastructure that taxpayers deserve; notes that the failure to adequately consider the provisions of the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 have been found by the courts to obstruct the progression of the vital and lifesaving A5 Road Upgrade; acknowledges that the net costs of net zero are estimated at less than 1 per cent of UK GDP per year, as evidenced by the Climate Change Committee; regrets that progress on addressing climate change has been minimal since the passage of the Act; calls on the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to ensure that all proposals are adequately quantified as part of a final climate action plan; and further calls on the Minister to task every department and arm’s-length body with conducting a cost-benefit analysis of all net zero-related climate policies, capturing the full range of co-benefits and savings arising from climate action, setting these against the escalating economic, environmental and public service costs of continued failure to act.

Amendment Number1

Motion Amendment CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office27/03/2026