Cutting emissions ‘a significant challenge’ for Ireland

Ireland is facing a significant challenge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a visiting group of climate change experts has been told.

Minister of state at the Department of the Environment, Paudie Coffey, told a working group of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) the country was committed to playing its part in the global effort to cut carbon emissions.

“Ireland has specific vulnerabilities, including threats to coastal assets due to rising sea levels, increased and more intense precipitation with consequent flooding risks, and changes in storm tracks,” he said.