Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 February 2015

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

Questions (563)

Michael Colreavy

Question:

563. Deputy Michael Colreavy asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a breakdown of the sources of CO2 emissions here. [5710/15]

Written answers

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government

In Ireland, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) prepares inventories of greenhouse gas emissions, which are compilations of historical greenhouse gas emissions from sources such as transport, power generation, industry and agriculture. The most recent year for which provisional data are available is 2013. In that year, total national greenhouse gas emissions were estimated to be 57.81 Mt CO2-eq. (million tonnes carbon dioxide equivalent). A percentage disaggregation of that total figure by source is set out in the table below:

Source	Emissions share (%)
Agriculture	32.3
Energy	19.6
Transport	19.1
Industry & Commerce	15.4
Residential	11.1
Waste	2.5

This and more information is available on the EPA’s website at: http://www.epa.ie/climate/emissionsinventoriesandprojections/nationalemissionsinventories/#.VNiHbmyvmfA.