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EU’s greenhouse gas emissions up 0.7% in 2017 – New EEA Report

Total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) increased by 0.7 % in 2017, according to latest official data published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Less coal was used to produce heat and electricity but this was offset by higher industrial and transport emissions, the latter increasing for the fourth consecutive year. According to the EEA's Annual European Union gr...
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Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased slightly – EPA report

Greenhouse gas emissions figures released last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) show that Ireland’s emissions decreased slightly in 2017.  The figures show that greenhouse gas emissions in Ireland in 2017 - at 60.75 million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2eq) - were 0.9 per cent (0.53 Mt CO2eq) lower than in 2016. Emissions decreased in the transport, power generation a...
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Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2017-2035 Released by EPA

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The EPA 2018 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections Report provides an updated assessment of Ireland’s total projected greenhouse gas emissions out to 2030, progress towards achieving its emission reduction targets set under the EU Effort Sharing Decision (Decision No 406/2009/EU) up to 2020 and a longer-term assessment based on current projections. Ireland is not projected to meet 2020 emissions...
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Governance agreement on EU Energy Union reached

An ambitious political agreement on the governance of the Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy was reached today between negotiators from the European Parliament, Council and European Commission. The new governance system will help to ensure that the EU and the Member States achieve their 2030 goals on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, renewables an...
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Failure of Ireland to meet greenhouse gas targets

Ireland is set to miss a European Union target set for greenhouse gas emission reductions, according to new Environmental Protection Agency projections. The EPA said that Ireland will achieve just a 1% reduction on 2005 emission levels by 2020, instead of the target of 20%. Missing the legally-binding target opens the possibility of the country facing large fines. The EPA says that strong econo...
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