Almost two-thirds of Irish people doubt Ireland will meet emissions targets 

Just 37% of the Irish public believe Ireland will meet the EU target of a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, a survey has found.

Almost two-thirds of people are doubtful that Ireland will meet the targets set by the EU for emissions by 2030, despite the majority of people overwhelmingly supporting their reduction.

Those are some of the findings of a survey of more than 1,000 people over the age of 16 by geographic information systems (GIS) firm Esri Ireland, which also found major scepticism on whether sales of cars powered by fossil fuels would actually be banned by the end of the decade as planned.