Ireland will miss EU emission targets for 2020, admits Taoiseach

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has admitted Ireland will miss EU carbon emission reduction targets for 2020 and could face having to pay hundreds of millions of euro for credits.

Ireland will miss EU emission targets for 2020, admits Taoiseach
Wed, 21 Nov, 2018 - 05:10
Juno McEnroe

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has admitted Ireland will miss EU carbon emission reduction targets for 2020 and could face having to pay hundreds of millions of euro for credits.

Mr Varadkar told the Dáil Ireland hopes to meet carbon reduction targets for 2030.

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