http://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-climate-change-worst-europe-3697696-Nov2017/
IRELAND IS THE worst performing country in Europe for taking action against climate change, according to a new report.
Dropping 28 places from last year, Ireland ranked 49 out of 59 countries in the 2018 Climate Change Performance Index, issued by Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute.
This was the lowest ranking of any European country. Sweden and Norway ranked top of the index.
“According to national experts, Ireland is one of the few EU countries to miss its 2020 emission reduction targets under the EU effort-sharing decision, which is one reason why the country rates very low in climate policy,” the report said.
Ireland produces the first highest volume of emissions per person in Europe and the eighth largest in the world, according to the report.
IRELAND IS THE worst performing country in Europe for taking action against climate change, according to a new report.
Dropping 28 places from last year, Ireland ranked 49 out of 59 countries in the 2018 Climate Change Performance Index, issued by Germanwatch and the NewClimate Institute.
This was the lowest ranking of any European country. Sweden and Norway ranked top of the index.
“According to national experts, Ireland is one of the few EU countries to miss its 2020 emission reduction targets under the EU effort-sharing decision, which is one reason why the country rates very low in climate policy,” the report said.
Ireland produces the first highest volume of emissions per person in Europe and the eighth largest in the world, according to the report.
