🇮🇪 Ireland's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Ireland emitted around 61.2 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, about 0.11% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 11.7 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated extremely high on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions fell by around 1.47 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 2.17% a year, over the ten years to 2024-slower than the 4% yearly global decline needed for Net Zero in 2050 and around 1.7 °C warming.
• What drives it: CO₂ made up 55% of Ireland's emissions, methane 29%, nitrous oxide 14% and F-gases 1%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Ireland's emissions have produced around 6,220 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, about 0.16% of the global total, averaging around 8.7 tonnes per person per year and rated very high.
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