'Very significant challenge' for Ireland to reduce emissions by 51% in 10 years - Climate council

The carbon budget for the period 2021-2025 aims to reduce emissions by 4.8% on average annually for five years, while the second budget from 2026-2030 will look to up that annual reduction to 8.3%. File Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews

The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has admitted it will be a “very significant challenge’ for Ireland to meet the required 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

It says the two carbon budgets it is proposing for the rest of the decade will require “transformational changes’ for society and the economy.