'Urgent collective action needed to reduce transport emissions'

Ireland used 1.36bn litres of jet kerosene in 2023 the highest annual demand in air travel ever recorded — and up 12.7% on the previous year. File picture

Urgent collective action is needed to reduce transport emissions as aviation fuel use rose to record levels and petrol and diesel use returned almost to pre-covid levels last year, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has warned.

Ireland used 1.36 billion litres of jet kerosene in 2023, the highest annual demand in air travel ever recorded — and up 12.7% on the previous year.