Environment watchdog warns Ireland about missing emissions targets

Ireland will miss its targets to slash greenhouse emissions by 2020 with the Government’s environmental and energy policies.

Ireland will miss its targets to slash greenhouse emissions by 2020 with the Government’s environmental and energy policies.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is forecasting that the Republic will only cut the release of harmful gases by 4% to 6% of 2005 levels while the target was 20%.