Kyoto targets for Ireland
Hi Zeus,
One small point I would correct you on. As Ireland is a signatory to the treaty and it doesn't meet its targets, it will be fined, the US won't. Incidentally, the targets then become more stringent. I agree with you though that a heck of a lot more should be done by us......
As to the fines, figures range from 0.5 billion Euro to up to 6/7 billion.
The CSO and EPA have done some interesting work on who the great polluters are...
One way around it is to embark on a major re-forestation of the country which would act as a carbon dioxide sink. We currently "trap" over 7 million tonnes of CO2 this way...
Regards,
OpusnBill