Taoiseach will not tell people to fly less despite rise in carbon emissions

The aviation sector should focus on efficiency and new fuels, says Leo Varadkar

Speaking at the Council of Europe summit in Iceland, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that the overall impact of aviation on Irish emissions was relatively low but that the sector should focus on efficiency and new fuels.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will not tell Irish people to fly less despite air travel contributing to a rise in Irish carbon emissions at the end of last year.

Data from Eurostat shows that Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions in the last three months of 2022 were up 12.3%, with the agency saying that emissions by Irish resident airlines are accounted for "even if the emissions are emitted outside Irish territory".