Economic and Investment Outlook
Ireland's Greenhouse Gas emissions
State of Play - emissions rose in 2021 after fall in Covid year
Ireland will comply with the 2030 EU emissions reduction
target if all planned measures are implemented as proposed
Emissions from agriculture make up a significant portion of
the total In Ireland (c. 10% in EU and US)
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Agriculture,
37.5%
1990
1993
1996
1999
2002
2005
2008
2011
2014
2017
2020
2023
With existing measures
2026
2029
2032
2035
2038
GHG emissions (Mt CO2 eq)
With additional measures
Gníomhaireacht Bainistíochta an Chisteáin Náisiúnta
National Treasury Management Agency
F-gases, 1.2%.
Source: Environment Protection Agency (Ireland)
Industrial
Processes,
4.0%
Note: Metric used is million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2eq)
Energy
Industries,
16.7%
Waste, 1.5%
Transport,
17.7%
Residential,
11.4%
Manuf.
Combustion,
7.5%
Commercial
Services, 1.3%
Public Services,
1.1%
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