'Climate disruption is the biggest challenge facing this generation' - Ireland to reduce gas emissions by just 1% next year

Further significant rises will be necessary over the coming decade to tackle climate change linked to carbon dioxide, an advisory panel added.

Ireland's climate action failures will see greenhouse gas emissions reduced by just 1% next year.

Environment Minister Richard Bruton told the MacGill Summer School this morning this was far from the target which had been a 20% reduction in emissions by next year.