Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024
Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024 is the EPA's eighth report in the series. It contains 17 chapters across three parts:
- Part 1 provides thematic assessments which focus on trends, challenges and actions for air, climate change, noise, water, marine, nature, land use and soil.
- Part 2 provides detailed integrated assessments of key economic sectors: transport, energy, agriculture, industry, circular economy and human health and the environment.
- Part 3 provides an in-depth assessment of Ireland's performance in environmental policy implementation. It contains an Environmental Scorecard for Ireland across five key environmental themes: Climate, Air Quality, Nature, Water and Waste.
Access the 2024 report and resources in this section:
View Ireland's State of Environment 2024 report in full
View Ireland's State of Environment 2024 report summary booklet
View Ireland's State of Environment 2024 report in flip book format
Read the 2024 report's Foreword
Read the 2024 report's Executive Summary
Léigh Achoimre an Tuairiscáil 2024 i nGaeilge
Read the 2024 report's Key Messages
Scan the 2024 report table of contents
Léigh an preaseisiúint i nGaeilge
View the videos and presentation slides from the State of Environment Conference 2024
| Chapter number | Chapter title |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 | Introduction (pdf) |
| Chapter 2 | Air (pdf) |
| Chapter 3 | Environmental Noise (pdf) |
| Chapter 4 | Climate (pdf) |
| Chapter 5 | Land (pdf) |
| Chapter 6 | Soil (pdf) |
| Chapter 7 | Nature (pdf) |
| Chapter 8 | Water (pdf) |
| Chapter 9 | Marine Environment (pdf) |
| Chapter 10 | Environment and Agriculture (pdf) |
| Chapter 11 | Environment and Transport (pdf) |
| Chapter 12 | Environment and Energy (pdf) |
| Chapter 13 | Environment and Industry (pdf) |
| Chapter 14 | Environment, Health and Wellbeing (pdf) |
| Chapter 15 | Circular Economy and Waste (pdf) |
| Chapter 16 | Environmental Policy Implementation (pdf) |
| Chapter 17 | Conclusions (pdf) |
Previous reports in the state of Ireland's environment series
Additional resources:
Learn more about the European Environment Agency's report Europe's Environment 2025 and Ireland's Country Profile
Learn about the European Green Deal – the plan to make the EU's economy sustainable and climate neutral by 2050
Read about the EU Environment Action Programme to 2030 (8th EAP) - the programme to guide European environmental policy until 2030