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Ireland’s emissions rising due to transport emissions and agriculture expansion

May 31st, 2018 New data reveals that Ireland’s emissions are set to rise until at least 2020 due to strong economic growth and an expansion of the agriculture sector. The latest figures, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today, suggest that Ireland will only be able to reduce its Read more…

By Aoife Cusack, 7 yearsMay 31, 2018 ago

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Ireland ranked as Europe’s worst-performing country for action on climate change

November 15th, 2017 A new report has singled out Ireland as the worst performing country in Europe for taking concrete action to tackle climate change. The 2018 Climate Change Performance Index puts Ireland in 49th place out of a total of 56 countries identified in the study. Together, the 56 Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 7 yearsNovember 15, 2017 ago