Irish greenhouse gas emissions for 2018 show no change compared to 2017. As Wednesday’s Climate Change Advisory Council’s report advised, if climate plans are to become reality, the Government needs to take measures that will be effective in delivering changes in behaviour by firms and individuals. That means that the price of carbon needs to reflect the total environmental cost of the carbon emissions involved. They would ultimately result in a common price for carbon emissions across the EU, avoiding damaging competition via lower carbon pricing. John FitzGerald is chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council

Source: The Irish Times October 02, 2020 04:10 UTC