ESRI report says Ireland may meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment for 2008/2012 because of the recession
Jul 29th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
A report published today by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) says a side effect of the economic recession since 2008 is that Ireland may meet its Kyoto Protocol commitment for 2008-2012 to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, but that its longer term targets for 2020 and beyond remain stringent.