Homes the biggest polluters, says agency

A SURGE in greenhouse gas emissions from residential homes indicates a “disappointingly small” response from Ireland to the climate change crisis.

A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned that despite an increased focus on the worldwide situation we are still lagging behind other countries in addressing the issue.

According to the EPA document, which will form the basis of the Government’s carbon budget submission to the European Commission early next year, during 2008 carbon emissions fell by 210,000 tonnes to 67.43 million tonnes.