{"id":6059,"date":"2024-05-28T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=6059"},"modified":"2024-05-28T12:45:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T11:45:01","slug":"ireland-facing-billions-in-fines-because-of-governments-failure-to-meet-climate-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/ireland-facing-billions-in-fines-because-of-governments-failure-to-meet-climate-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland facing billions in fines because of Government\u2019s failure to meet climate targets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is scandalous that Ireland is facing billions of euros in fines because of the Government\u2019s failure to meet its climate targets, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Whitmore, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on climate and biodiversity, said:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;According to the latest Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report, Ireland is set to miss its greenhouse gas targets by a considerable distance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEPA analysis shows that planned climate policies and measures, even if fully implemented, will only deliver a 29 per cent emissions reduction by 2030 \u2013 well below the 51 per cent target in the Government\u2019s Climate Action Plan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe EPA warns that almost all sectors, including agriculture, electricity and transport, are on a trajectory to exceed their national sectoral emissions ceilings for 2025 and 2030.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have the luxury of time to avoid a climate emergency. In addition, Ireland will face colossal fines from the EU, amounting to anything between \u20ac3bn and \u20ac8bn, if we don\u2019t get this right. This is a scandalous amount of money to waste.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese latest results are the exact same as last year\u2019s EPA projections, which beg the question: where exactly has Minister Eamon Ryan been for the past 12 months?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite all the rhetoric and spin, this Government is not doing what needs to be done to meet our climate targets.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>May 28, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is scandalous that Ireland is facing billions of euros in fines because of the Government\u2019s failure to meet its climate targets, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. 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