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Although Ireland is set to miss the 2020 EU\u2019s effort sharing decision (<a>Decision No 406\/2009\/EU<\/a>), projections including the measures adopted by the 2019 Ireland Climate Action Plan are more optimistic for the 2030 targets. Focus is drawn on specific sectors: Energy, Agriculture and Transport as Ireland\u2019s main greenhouse gas emission sectors. It should be noted that these projections and studies were concluded before any of the impacts of the current Covid-19 could be measured. Full report is\u00a0<a>available here<\/a>, more information on the\u00a0<a>EPA website here<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Sources:\n<ul>\n \t<li><a>2020 EPA Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections (published 8 July 2020)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a>EPA: Irelnad\u2019s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections 2019-2040 (July 2020)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n \t<li><a>News Release EPA: Targeted climate and environmental actions needed for long term improvement says EPA\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>  In line with Climate Action Planning, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on July 8, 2020, the current projection for Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Ireland between 2019 and 2040.  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80,597,82,596,538],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.0 - 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