Its 2018 Country Report Ireland concludes “existing climate change mitigation efforts will not enable Ireland to achieve its Europe 2020 climate goals domestically”. This means that after 2020 the Government will have to buy renewable energy and emissions credits from other compliant EU member states. The new National Mitigation Plan, it notes, “lays out a roadmap towards a low-carbon economy and a framework to tackle persisting challenges in the energy sector”. ‘Inaction’“It lays bare the inaction from Government on climate change. Ireland is facing hundreds of millions in fines for missing emission reduction and renewable energy targets.

Source: The Irish Times May 24, 2018 17:48 UTC