According to an unprecedented assessment by climate and energy experts, Ireland can lessen the impact of extreme climatic events predicted this century, but only if it takes rapid steps to overhaul the entire economy and solves adaptation challenges.
That is the primary conclusion of a group of 23 eminent Irish experts who were hired by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the nation’s climate action efforts, outline the necessary steps to prevent the worst effects of climate change this century, and pinpoint knowledge gaps.
They get to the conclusion that “early and rapid global action on emissions reductions would very likely leave an Irish climate that is still broadly recognisable as that we experience today and would likely stabilise many aspects of our climate this century.” “As the century goes on, it is very likely that we will see a climate that is increasingly unrecognizable due to delayed action on emissions reductions.”
The Ireland Climate Change Assessment (ICCA) emphasizes the significant advantages of swift group action, which it states should be viewed as an investment in a stable future rather than an expense.
The ICCA, according to EPA director general Laura Burke, significantly advanced knowledge of the problems and effects that climate change has caused and is posing in Ireland.
It “paints a picture of Ireland’s current state of readiness for the climate emergency.” It sheds light on the scope of Ireland’s task to achieve climate resilience and neutrality. It emphasizes how urgently Ireland must move to cut greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for a changing climate in the future,” the speaker said.
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