Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?

Plant, Eoin; Zhang, Xu

Abstract

In response to the increasing climate disruption and global effort
towards low-carbon transition, the Irish Government has set out to
pursue a climate-resilient economy and become carbon neutral by
2050. This was set out in the Climate Action Bill published in October
2020. The transport sector in Ireland as the second-largest contributor to non-ETS carbon emissions accounts for over 27% of emissions.
The transport sector needs to reduce carbon emissions by 80% by 2050 to meet the decarbonisation target. However, the evidence has shown that the emissions from the transport sector are projected to increase by between 10% and 12% by 2020. There is still a long way to go to achieve the 2030 and 2050 targets.

Citation

Plant, E., & Zhang, X. (2021). Transport Policy Review: Where does Ireland stand on Climate Change for Transport and Logistics Sectors?. Dublin: CILT Ireland

• Report Type: Policy Document
• Online Publication Date: Apr 13, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-01
• Deposit Date: Apr 15, 2021
• Keywords: Logistics, Sustainability, Freight
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2761203
• Publisher URL: https://www.cilt.ie/Policy/Policy-Documents