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EPA: Carbon Emissions In 2020 Reduced By A Lower Margin Than In 2019.

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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

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