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Ireland on course to miss 2030 climate targets by wide margin - Environmental Protection Agency

Nearly all sectors - including agriculture, electricity and transport - are expected to miss their national ceilings

The agency has warned that a continued lack of delivery of large-scale practical actions to decarbonise these sectors will see Ireland exceed its carbon budgets. Picture: Getty

Ireland is set to only achieve a 29 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, falling well short of the legally-binding 51 per cent target.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday published its latest projections, warning that nearly all sectors - including agriculture, electricity and transport - are expected to miss their national ceilings.

The government’s first two carbon budgets (2021-2030), which aim to support achievement of the 51 per cent emissions ...