Vehicle Emissions Increase By Almost 6%

Emissions from vehicles increased by almost 6% in 2015, according to data published by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).

The Green Party called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Denis Naughten, to "get serious" following the findings.

Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan said: "The scale of the climate change challenge facing us is growing by the day. While we are committing to cutting greenhouse gases in the Paris Agreement, the reality is that our climate emissions are once again on the rise.


"The Government says it wants to make the change to a cleaner economy but they are doing nothing to make that switch happen. Our transport emissions are rising fast because we are not funding public transport, cycling and walking. In our energy policy we are continuing to burn coal and peat as if there is no tomorrow. This is going to have to change. We cannot sign up to a green future on the international stage and keep burning everything here at home. The figures released today show the impossible contradiction in our Government's position."

(CD/LM)