Transport emissions fell by 15.7 per cent last year, due to strict restrictions.
Carbon emissions reduced less last year than in 2019 - despite Covid lockdowns.
The environment watchdog says the country won't reach its 2030 target, at the current rate or decline.
Eoghan Murphy reports:
The Environmental Protection Agency says they dropped by 3.6 per cent - compared to 4 per cent the previous year.
Transport emissions fell by 15.7 per cent last year, due to strict restrictions.
But Mary Frances Rochford, from the EPA, says household emissions rose by 9 per cent
EPA has launched its Provisional Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Ireland for 2020. Pandemic restrictions, less peat and more wind energy led to reduced greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions reduced by 3.6% compared to 2019, less than the reduction seen in 2019: https://t.co/SgvCZHbsex pic.twitter.com/uare6vUDGc
— EPA Ireland (@EPAIreland) October 22, 2021
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