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EMISSIONS OF GREENHOUSE gases from transport have fallen by just over ten per cent thanks to the economic downturn, according to the latest figures from the Environmental Protection Agency.
The drop contributed to an overall decrease of 1.1 per cent in Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions – amounting to 690,000 tonnes of gas. In total, the country produced 61.64million tonnes in emissions during 2010.
Agriculture is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gases, accounting for more than 30 per cent of the national total.
Energy is the second largest producer at 21.7 per cent, with transport at 19.1 per cent.
There was a 1.9 per cent increase in emissions from the energy sector in 2010, which the EPA said was down to a reduction in the proportion of our electricity generated from renewable sources.
Residential use accounts for 12.6 per cent of greenhouse gases.
The figures show Ireland is on course to meet its targets under the Kyoto protocol, but only when unused allowances from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme are taken into account.
Laura Burke, director of the EPA, welcomed the figures but said continued action is needed. “The reduction in Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions is welcome, particularly the continued reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector,” she said.
“However in order to meet the very stringent EU 2020 Limits and to move permanently to a low carbon economy, new policies are required to be identified, assessed, adopted and implemented.”
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Can their moderators not work from home?
@OConnelj: I’d imagine a job like that wouldn’t be something you could do from home. Moderator’s most likely need to have ongoing professional support, the toll on a person’s mental health in a job like that must be significant.
@PeterC: yes, but thats if you believe the moderation and/or moderators are all above board so to speak. Maybe lookup what they have done with the French Government or look up how Google algorithms are ‘dealing’ with the likes of fake news, some very interesting whistle-blowing going on out there.
Does your hate speech code includes footage of BLM/Antifa “peaceful protests” which the media would rather not show?
My beautiful niece volunteers for the crises line. Awfully disheartened due to covid 19.
@Ann Neylan: tell her thanks and to keep up the good work.
In their defence that must be like looking for needle in a haystack watching all that stuff.. millions of posts 24 hrs a day..
@Patricia O’Reilly: there’s ways to filter out them posts out, Facebook have a history of not giving a toss, plenty of scams on Facebook too
Strange that they can’t deal with content as Child abuse and suicide. But they found the time to block all pages bringing to Cheech and Chong.
Dumped FB about two weeks ago, was sick of the utter rubbish on it, don’t miss it at all, screen time down 16%, obviously was spending far too much time looking at BS…Journal might be next, with their ‘this may be perceived as toxic’, I mean ????
Why is it their mods job to do this.
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