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Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Ireland decreased 6.8% in 2023. Learn more

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Transboundary gas emissions

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Transboundary gas emissions

The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS)

The Integrated Carbon Observation System (ICOS) is a European network that tracks carbon in the air, land and oceans.

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Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment (ICCA)

A state-of-the-art assessment of the current understanding of climate change

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The EPA Climate Change in the Irish Mind Climate Opinion Maps, produced in partnership with the Yale Programme on Climate Communication show how climate change beliefs, risk perceptions, and policy support vary at the county and regional levels.

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Climate Change in the Irish Mind Open Data

The EPA Climate Change in the Irish Mind wave-1 Open Dataset is available for non-commercial purposes only.

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The EPA's Role in addressing climate change

The EPA’s role in addressing climate change challenges includes collating national greenhouse gas emissions and projections; regulating emissions from industrial sectors; supporting climate science research; supporting behavioural change and facilitating the National Dialogue on Climate Action.

Climate change and you

Ireland must play its part in contributing to efforts to limit climate change.

Latest publications in Climate Change

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A Review of Climate Change Attitudes Using a Person-Centred Framework

Behavioural Insights Series: No. 1 (2024)

This is the first report in the EPA's Behavioural Insights series. The report presents a review of climate change attitudes using a person-centred framework

Encouraging Cooperation on Climate Collective Action Problems

Behavioural Insights series No. 3 (2024)

This is the third report in the EPA's Behavioural Insights series. The report examines how behavioural science can support collective action approaches to climate action problems.

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Gap Analysis on Behavioural Research Related to Climate Policy and Interventions

Behavioural Insights Series: No. 2 (2024)

This is the second report in the EPA's Behavioural Insights series. The report summarises how behavioural science is being applied both internationally and in Ireland to help achieve climate action targets.

Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2023-2050

This report outlines Ireland’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2023-2050, published May 2024

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Ireland’s Climate Change Assessment Synthesis Report

The Synthesis Report acts as a concise summary of the most important science on climate change presented in the underlying volumes. Selected findings that are deemed of the highest policy and societal relevance from each underlying volume are integrated into the report. The synthesis report highlights the underlying volumes details, where the interested reader can discover further information.