Advertisement

Carbon Tax could reduce CO2 emissions by over 10%

  New research from The Economic and Social Research Institute shows that Ireland’s carbon e...

Share this article

11.50 6 Jun 2019


Carbon Tax could reduce CO2 emissions by over 10%


Listen to this episode


Share this article

11.50 6 Jun 2019


 

New research from The Economic and Social Research Institute shows that Ireland’s carbon emissions could be reduced by over 10% if a carbon tax increase of €80 per tonne were introduced.

However the report also found that lower income households would be most affected by any potential increase.

Miguel Tovar Reaños is a Research Officer with ESRI and joins the programme to break down the report.


Read more about

Andrea Gilligan Carbon Emissions Carbon Tax ERSI ERSI Report Kieran Cuddihy Miguel Tovar Reaños Newstalk Newstalk Breakfast Shane Coleman The Economic And Social Research Institute

Related Episodes

The murder of celebrity plasti...

00:05:41

The murder of celebrity plastic surgeon Dr Alexander Aslani 

The Claire Byrne Show

00:05:41


Are retrofitting supports fair...

00:14:55

Are retrofitting supports fair?

The Claire Byrne Show

00:14:55


Does it pay to be a landlord i...

00:08:31

Does it pay to be a landlord in Ireland?

The Claire Byrne Show

00:08:31


Garda investigation intensifie...

00:08:30

Garda investigation intensifies in Waterford

The Claire Byrne Show

00:08:30