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Emissions Dip But Targets Still Out of Reach | Cork News
Emissions dipped just under 1% in Q1, driven by a 2.6% drop in transportation—thanks to less diesel use despite more gasoline sales—but agriculture and industry edged up 0.5% and 0.6%, respectively, due to soil management and cement production. Electricity generation fell 2.2% even as demand rose 4.2%, thanks to renewables and imports. A major win? An 8.1% drop in “other sectors” from phasing out potent F-gases via new EU rules. But here’s the catch: no sector is on track for its targets—with less than three and a half years to cut emissions 51% by 2030, and billions in fines looming, the…
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