Taxpayers to cough up €150million as Government to fail to meet 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets
The Government’s failure to meet its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets will cost the taxpayer up to €150 million, it has been revealed.
Had this country met its 2020 greenhouse gas emissions targets this cash could have been used for the health service or for housing.He claimed that the Government are punishing families for their own failure to move away from fossil fuels and target polluters in industry. “Rather than focus on the polluters such as industry and large multinationals, the Government will force a punitive carbon tax onto the Irish people. That will not solve climate change, that will only push struggling families closer to the brink.
Speaking at a conference on making Ireland a leader in climate action, Richard Bruton admitted Ireland is likely to have to purchase carbon credits for 16 million tonnes of carbon emissions. He said: “This news does not come as a surprise. It is a damning indictment of failed Government policies that are continuing.
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