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Ireland will only achieve ambitious carbon plans by ensuring a seamless transition
The government is belatedly acknowledging the very real dangers of climate change with its radical plans to reduce carbon emissions, but it must make the transition as seamless as possible
As we report in the pages of today’s paper, the government is set to assign the highest possible target for every sector of the economy to reduce carbon emissions by 2030. And really it comes as no surprise.
After all, if each sector had been given a target at the lower end of the proposed ranges for the carbon budgets, then it would deliver a 37 per cent cut in emissions, which is well short ...