Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Targets to 2020
- Ireland is unlikely to meet 2020 EU greenhouse gas emission targets for sectors including agriculture, transport, residential, commercial, non-energy intensive industry and waste;
- Ireland’s emission reduction target is 20% below 2005 levels by 2020: EPA projections indicate that emissions will be 6 – 11% below 2005 levels by 2020;
- Agriculture and transport are projected to account for over three-quarters of Ireland’s non-Emissions Trading Scheme emissions in 2020: agriculture (47%), transport (29%);
- Current and planned policies and measures are not sufficient to meet the 2020 targets.
You can read here the updated bulletin on Greenhouse Gas Emission Projections to 2020.
Full press release: http://www.epa.ie/newsandevents/news/name,59044,en.html#.Vt2nxVuLTIU