Francis Noel Duffy
Question:1014. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of CO2 emitted from the Shannonbridge, Lanesborough and Moneypoint power plants. [5451/20]
View answerWednesday, 13 May 2020
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Verified emissions from the West Offaly (Shannonbridge), Lough Ree (Lanesborough) and Moneypoint power stations are reported on the EU Transaction Log (https://ec.europa.eu/clima/ets/). The following table details the total verified emissions for the three installations for the years 2016 to 2018 (the most recent year for which verified data is published).
|
Year |
West Offaly (tonnes CO2eq) |
Moneypoint (tonnes CO2eq) |
Lough Ree (tonnes) |
|
2018 |
879,172 |
1,955,795 |
765,999 |
|
2017 |
1,130,975 |
3,464,621 |
678,550 |
|
2016 |
1,138,202 |
4,414,770 |
830,461 |
The Government's Climate Action Plan published in June 2019 states that to meet the required level of emissions reduction by 2030, Ireland will deliver an early and complete phase-out of coal by 2025 and peat by 2028. ESB announced on 8 November 2019 that the West Offaly and Lough Ree power stations will cease generation of electricity at the end of December 2020.