Almost half of Irish businesses say cost is main barrier to cutting carbon footprint

A new business sentiment index found that 85% of Irish companies consider themselves environmentally friendly, but half do not know if their energy comes from a renewable source

SSE Airtricity managing director Klair Neenan.

Irish businesses say they are committed to climate targets, but there remains a large gap in knowledge in how to achieve them, a survey has found.

SSE Airtricity's Green Business Sentiment Index found that although 85% of businesses in Ireland consider themselves environmentally friendly, almost half do not know if their energy is renewable or not, while almost a third do not know what retrofitting is.