Fossil fuel use in Ireland must be 'phased out' in 15 years - Climate Change Advisory Council

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Posted on 12/11/2024 7:08:22 PM PST by Olog-hai

The Climate Change Advisory Council has said it is an absolute imperative that fossil fuel usage in Ireland must be phased out in 15 years or people and the economy will face profound costs.

It says by 2040, Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions must be down to one third of the amount emitted in 2018.

For this to happen, emissions will need to be cut by at least 6.3% every year out to 2040.

Publishing its final carbon budget proposals today for the period from 2031 to 2035, the Climate Change Advisory Council said Ireland has not risen to meet its climate change challenges and is currently set to miss its agreed carbon budget to 2030.

It says an urgent response to the crisis is now needed, which will entail a 67% cut to carbon emissions by 2040, and the most significant changes since the foundation of the State.

It will require changing how we heat our homes, how we move around, how we produce food and how we operate our businesses. …

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