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Fri 03 Mar 2009Ireland closer to Kyoto emissions target due to economic slump
THE FIRST official confirmation the economic downturn has led to a dramatic reduction in greenhouse emissions in Ireland will be announced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today.
The new projections show Ireland’s emissions will be much closer at the end of 2012 to the ambitious targets set out in the Kyoto protocol, due to the slowdown in economic activity.
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