Dr Lara Dungan investigates Ireland’s ambitious pledge to reduce carbon emissions by 50% in just 10 years. Is this reduction even possible? And can we decarbonise and grow the economy at the same time?
2020 has been an unforgettable year. As Covid-19 shocked the world, lockdowns forced us to take stock of the environment around us and the toll human activity and our lifestyles have on the environment. As attitudes changed over the past year, climate change and how to solve it has become one of the main political issues in Ireland. The scale of this crisis is unprecedented in human history, now the European Commission and the new Irish Government have set a strict target of 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2030, that’s a commitment of 7% emissions reduction per year for the next decade. No country has ever succeeded in cuts such as these. Do we have any chance of meeting this goal? and if we try, will it crash our economy? And how can we do this without leaving people behind?
Or is this an opportunity for Ireland, is there a way to keep growing our economy while we rapidly reduce emissions? The ambition with which we must tackle this issue, is like no other project ever attempted, one which will involve every part of our economy. In this episode Dr Lara Dungan will investigate Ireland’s pledge to tackle climate change and what it would take to continue to grow prosperity while rapidly reducing emissions.
28 фев 2021
