22 June 2021 Ireland will fail to meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, according to The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA noted that “significant measures” will need to be identified and implemented across all sectors to achieve a 51 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 in Ireland. Read more…
7 January 2021 Starting this year, Ireland will report the impact of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from peatlands. The Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) made the announcement today and said including managed wetlands in measurements would put the country on a “stronger footing” to meet climate Read more…
11 December 2020 The European Council has approved a binding emissions reduction target of “at least” 55 per cent over the coming decade for the bloc. The Council, comprised of member state leaders, met over the past two days on an array of topics, including climate change. They committed to Read more…
April 13th 2017 Ireland will fail to meet its upcoming emissions targets if the State continues to rely on current climate policies, a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found. The environmental watchdog said that targets for agriculture, transport, residential, commercial, non-energy intensive industry and waste are unlikely Read more…
Ireland’s agricultural and transport emissions have been growing significantly making it very difficult for the country to meet its 2020 EU emissions targets.
Ireland is unlikely to meet 2020 EU greenhouse gas emission targets for sectors including agriculture, transport, residential, commercial, non-energy intensive industry and waste;
Ireland’s emission reduction target is 20% below 2005 levels by 2020: EPA projections indicate that emissions will be 6 – 11% below 2005 levels by 2020;
Agriculture and transport are projected to account for over three-quarters of Ireland’s non-Emissions Trading Scheme emissions in 2020: agriculture (47%), transport (29%);
