Dr Hannah Daly, lecturer in energy, economy, environment, engineering at University College Cork (UCC) said the country had a similar chance to permanently build on emissions drops after the financial crash of 2008, but failed to do so. Read More Almost two-thirds of Irish people doubt Ireland will meet emissions targetsMs Daly was reacting to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) on the impact of Covid-19 on emissions. EPA Emissions graphic 2020. According to the EPA, climate is the pattern of weather in a particular region over a set period of time, usually 30 years. Ireland has a temperate climate, in which it doesn’t get too hot or too cold," the EPA glossary says.

Source: Irish Examiner January 29, 2021 06:30 UTC