Ireland has 7th largest carbon footprint
The report by Friends of the Earth and the New Economics Foundation ranks 30 European countries on the size of their carbon footprints — measuring consumption of natural resources, which can be offset by reductions in the amount of carbon emissions.
According to the study — the European Happy Index — a sustainable carbon footprint is one hectare per person. However, Ireland’s population uses more than three times this amount of land for our dietary and other consumer needs, at 3.12 hectares.
