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Ireland‘s government needs to make addressing rising emissions in the built environment a priority, as well as provide wider supports for heat pumps and solar PV adoption, the Climate Change Advisory Council has said.
“The built environment is the only sector that saw emissions increase in 2024,” commented Marie Donnelly, chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council. “Government must urgently take action to increase the availability of grants for households focussed on the uptake of heat pumps and maintain the level of grants for the installation of solar PV.
Donnelly welcomed the recent allocation of funds for district heating projects across Ireland, which should “stabilise costs” for consumers and protect Ireland from often-volatile fossil fuel prices.
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