'Great disappointment' that carbon emissions are still rising

The lifting of Covid related travel restrictions has led to an increase in transport related emissions. Picture: PA

The stark picture of Ireland's emissions going in the wrong direction a quarter way through the first carbon budget period is "a great disappointment, but not surprising".

That is according to one of the country's leading experts, who was reacting as the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) reported that transport-led emissions have led to Ireland's carbon output coming back to pre-pandemic levels.