Only 1 in 5 adults in Ireland (20%) believe that Ireland is on track to meet its climate targets.

 

 

·       Over half (58%) of adults think that the Transport sector in Ireland contributes most to Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions, followed by Technology/ Data Centres (51%), and then Agriculture (50%).

 

 

·       In order to help Ireland meet its emissions targets, 69% would support expanding wind/ solar panel, 59% would support retrofitting homes, and 41% would support taxing high-emissions vehicles.

 

 

·       47% of adults are aware of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2030 to 2050 with 14% very aware.

 

 

·       71% of respondents agree that more government funding should be allocated to support farmers in reducing emissions.

 

·       When thinking about Ireland failing to meet its emissions targets, 1 in 3 adults are most concerned about the extreme weather, 28% are most concerned about EU fines, and 22% are worried about the economic cost.

 

·       67% of adults believe that missing climate targets will have long-term economic consequences for Ireland.

 

·       More than 1 in 3 (34%) would be willing to pay more in taxes or levies if it helped Ireland meet its climate goals.

 

 

·       30% of respondents have seen or heard recent campaigns encouraging emissions reductions.

·       Only 24% of adults are optimistic about Ireland’s ability to reach net-zero by 2050 with 8% of those very optimistic.

 

 

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About iReach Insights

iReach Insights provides a range of research and market intelligence services in Ireland and Europe. iReach has built a Consumer Decisions Research Panel of 40,000 members in Ireland, delivering robust research insights. The survey questions were included in the Nationally Representative iReach Consumer Decisions Omnibus run between the 29^th of May and 5^th of June and has a 3% Confidence Interval and 95% Confidence Level.

 

Questions asked of adults nationwide:

 

Q1. How aware are you of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions targets for 2030 and 2050?

Q2. Do you believe Ireland is on track to meet its climate targets?

Q3. Which sectors do you think contribute most to Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions?

Q4. Which of the following actions would you support to help Ireland meet its emissions targets?

Q5. Should more government funding be allocated to support farmers in reducing emissions?

Q6. Would you be willing to pay more in taxes or levies if it helped Ireland meet its climate goals?

Q7. Have you seen or heard any recent campaigns encouraging emissions reductions?

Q8. What concerns you most about Ireland failing to meet its emissions targets?

Q9. Do you believe missing climate targets will have long-term economic consequences for Ireland?

Q10. How optimistic are you about Ireland’s ability to reach net-zero by 2050?

 

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