Ireland's Environment: a millennium report. Chapter 4 - Emissions to air

Publication Year

2000

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Withdrawn

Abstract

Over the past 15 years, progress in reducing the most important air pollutant emissions in Ireland has fallen well short of that required by international agreements. An unprecedented rise in energy demand is set to increase greenhouse gas emissions by more than twice that allowed under the Kyoto Protocol. Large livestock populations and nitrogen inputs to soil generate one-third of all greenhouse gases in Ireland and result in the highest ammonia, methane and nitrous oxide emissions per capita in the European Union.

Document History

This document is part of a larger document, Irelands Environment: a millennium report, which has been split into parts for ease of use.

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