Ireland needs 'significant shift away from private car use' to meet climate commitments, report says

Ireland needs 'significant shift away from private car use' to meet climate commitments, report says

Transport remains 93% fossil-fuel powered, SEAI report found.

Ireland has yet to “break the link” between fossil fuels and our economic development, and needs a “significant shift away from private car use” to meet 2030 climate commitments, a key State body has warned.

Halfway through what it called a “crucial” decade, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland said while Ireland was making progress in reducing its emissions even as our population increases, it must do more of what is already working across a range of sectors.

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