Ireland's State of the Environment Report 2024

94 Chapter 4: Climate Change Figure 4.10  Greenhouse gas emissions projections: With Existing Measures and With Additional Measures scenarios W ith E xisting M easures Measures committed to by government Measure must be in place before the end of the latest Inventory year (2022) Certainty = law; agreement; financial/human resources; official government decision Assumes implementation of the WEM in addition to measures in government plans such as the 2024 Climate Action Plan Plans with an implementation pathway that can be modelled W ith A dditional M easures WEM, With Existing Measures. Figure 4.11  Projected emissions versus sectoral emissions ceilings (With Additional Measures scenario) for (a) 2021-2025 and (b) 2026-2030 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Projected emissions in Mt CO 2 eq 2021-2025 Agriculture Transport Electricity Buildings (residential) Industry Other a Buildings (commercial and public) ˜ Projected emissions within sectoral ceiling ˜ Projected emissions that exceed the sectoral ceiling 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 Projected emissions in Mt CO 2 eq 2026-2030 Agriculture Transport Buildings (residential) Industry Electricity Other a Buildings (commercial and public) Notes: Total budget 2021-2025 = 295 Mt CO 2 eq; total budget 2026-2030 = 200 Mt CO 2 eq; a Fluorinated gases, waste, petroleum refining. Source: EPA, 2024a