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Cara Augustenborg: Immigration can help Ireland to meet its climate targets
It may seem counter-intuitive, but inward migration will actually help create the tax base and workforce we will need to meet our legally-binding emissions reduction commitments by 2030
Ireland’s 2022 census, published last month, showed that the country’s population has exceeded five million for the first time since the Great Famine, making Ireland the third-fastest growing EU country over the past decade. This is due in large part to net migration reaching a 15-year high, with the number of people born outside Ireland now comprising 20 per cent of the population.
Discussions about the impact of Ireland’s growing population on climate change are ...
