Emissions reduction targets will be missed

Ireland is not on target to reduce damaging greenhouse gas emissions in line with international obligations, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned. With a major carbon reduction deadline looming in five years’ time, the EPA says we may only deliver half the decrease demanded of us.

A fresh deadline with further reductions will then be set for the 15 years to follow up to 2035 and the EPA says that, at the current rate of progress, Ireland will face “severe compliance challenges”.