Series of measures agreed by Cabinet to scale up climate actions at a faster pace
EPA’s latest best-case scenario projections for Ireland show greenhouse gases will only be reduced by 29% compared to legally binding target of 51% by 2030Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan faces reporters at Government Buildings after an EPA report was published showing that Ireland would not come close to meeting 2030 climate targets, exposing the country to billions in EU fines. Photograph: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.
Acknowledging there was insufficient progress to reduce emissions, he said at a media briefing that a wide range of additional measures were not modelled by the EPA, but these could close the gap and were detailed in a revised national energy and climate plan , to be published later this week for consultation, and submitted to the European Commission next month.
Faster scale-up of onshore wind and solar PV deployment, especially in business and communities, and offshore wind with a view to generating 20 gigawatts of renewables by 2040; more than double current power demand.
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