'Serious rethink' needed if Ireland is to meet climate targets

Environmental Protection Agency’s 2022 greenhouse gas emission figures for Ireland showed power generation emissions decreased by 1.8% overall. Coal use dropped 16%, oil use was down by 29% and peat decreased by 25%, but an increase in burning natural gas offset some of these reductions.

Radical action and a “serious rethink” are now needed if Ireland is to meet its climate targets, experts say, as new figures show greenhouse gas emissions dropped by just 1.9% last year.

The Government will further revise its climate plans, with emissions needing to fall at a faster rate, Environment Minister Eamon Ryan said.