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Greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Ireland increased 4.7% in 2021. Learn more

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Climate Opinion Maps

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.

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.

 

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Climate Change in the Irish Mind - Insight Reports

Climate Risk Perceptions & Support for Climate Policies

Insight Reports from the EPA's Climate Change in the Irish Mind Study brings a fresh analysis of selected results from the Climate Change in the Irish Mind 2021 main report. The Insight Reports focus on the topics of national levels of support for climate policies and demographic trends in climate change risk perceptions.

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Climate Change's Four Irelands:

An Audience Segmentation Analysis

This segmentation report is an analysis of the EPA Climate Change in the Irish Mind survey published in 2021, in partnership with Yale University. The report shows that the Irish population can be categorised into four distinct audiences based on attitudes about climate change identified as the Alarmed, Concerned, Cautious and Doubtful.

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Climate Change in the Irish Mind

This report, carried out in partnership with Yale University, is a baseline study of the Irish population's beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behaviours regarding climate change.

Latest News and Press Releases

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People in Ireland support climate policies, with some opposition specific to local concerns and issues

Date released: October 24, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published two insight reports from its ‘Climate Change in the Irish Mind’ study. The reports ‘Climate Change in the Irish Mind - Support for Climate Policies’ and ‘Climate Change in the Irish Mind - Climate Risk Perceptions’ provide a detailed examination of some of the findings of the baseline study published in 2021.

Ireland’s 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions show a welcome decrease, but much work remains to be done

Date released: July 13, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its provisional greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland for 2022. The figures show a reduction of 1.9 per cent compared to 2021, with emission reductions in all key sectors except Transport.

Ireland projected to fall well short of climate targets, says EPA

Date released: June 01, 2023

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions projections for the period 2022-2040.

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