Bus Éireann unveils plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50%

At the launch of Bus Éireann's first sustainability strategy are from left Stephen Kent, Chief Executive, Bus Éireann; Stephanie Maher, Bus Éireann’s newly appointed Energy Manager; and Eamon Ryan TD, Minister for Transport, Climate, Environment & Communications. Picture: Naoise Culhane

Bus Éireann has unveiled ambitious plans to cut its total greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and increase annual passenger numbers by 27 million to 116 million by 2030.

The company says it will mean the conversion of around half of its 1,100-strong fleet of diesel-fuelled buses to zero-emissions vehicles, running on either electric batteries or on hydrogen fuel cells, within nine years as part of wider efforts to incentivise people to think “bus ahead of car”.