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Ireland’s energy-related emissions hit lowest levels in 30 years


Ireland’s energy-related emissions dropped in 2023, but the SEAI says the country is not on track to remain within its carbon budgets.

While the result sounds promising, the SEAI warned that Ireland is highly reliant on both fossil fuels and imported energy, and transport emissions continued to rise last year. That’s according to a new report from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), which estimates that energy-related emissions reached their lowest point in 30 years. “The reduction in energy-related emissions in 2023 is encouraging, it shows movement in the right direction in some sectors,” said Margie McCarthy, SEAI director of research and policy insights.

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