Despite progress, Ireland faces a highly complex climate challenge, EPA warns 

The EPA report said Ireland urgently needs a long-term policy position on the environment to address our environmental problems before they become more expensive and intractable. Stock picture: Denis Minihane 

Ireland faces “the most complex and interconnected environmental challenge for the next 25 years” as it transitions to a climate-resilient, biodiversity-rich, environmentally-sustainable, and climate-neutral economy by 2050.

The warning comes in the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) flagship 2024 State of the Environment report, published today, which rated Ireland “poor” overall.