Car reliance a challenge as transport's carbon budgets loom

The number of electric vehicles (EV) on Irish roads last year almost doubled from 2020, but private cars are still the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector.

The number of electric vehicles (EV) on Irish roads last year almost doubled from 2020, but private cars are still the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector.

In a publication of transport trends for 2021, the Department of Transport said that transport is the second-largest contributor of emissions and will therefore be key in meeting the 51% national emission reduction target set out in the Programme for Government.