Significant fall in use of coal for power generation

Transport showed no reduction in energy use

It marks the biggest yearly reduction in energy-related CO2 emissions since 2011 and was mostly due to a 70% year-on-year reduction in coal used for generating electricity.

Emissions from fossil fuels used for energy fell by 4.5% last year according to the latest figures from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). 

It marks the biggest yearly reduction in energy-related CO2 emissions since 2011 and was mostly due to a 70% year-on-year reduction in coal used for generating electricity. Energy used for heat in homes and businesses was down in 2019, though most of the reduction was due to it being warmer than 2018.