Environmental Accounts published today show that:

• Estimated Greenhouse gas emissions in 2005 were 23% higher than the 1990 reference year, which is a 1% increase on the 2004 level of 22%. Under the Kyoto protocol Ireland's commitment is to a target of 13 % above the 1990 levels.

Sectoral Distribution of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Of the total, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing was the highest contributor at 28.3% (29.3% in 2004) followed by Transport at 21.1% (20.1% in 2004) and Industry at 18.7% (18.3% in 2004).

• Acid rain precursor emissions fell by 24.7% in the period 1997 to 2005.

This eighth set of accounts also contains minor revisions to the previous publication, in respect of the period 1996-2004

The publication can be purchased from:

Central Statistics Office, Information Section, Skehard Road, Cork
or
Government Publications Sales Office, Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.
Price €10.00
CSO on the Web - http://www.cso.ie/statistics/EnvironmentalAccounts.htm

For further information contact:

Mark Davis
Central Statistics Office, Ardee Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6.
Phone: 01-498 4208 or 021-453 5000
Fax: 01-498 4229
LoCall: 1890 313 414
E-Mail: firstname.lastname@cso.ie

31 July 2007

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