Commercial & public services

 

Note: These pages present final 1990-2022 Inventory data (updated May 2024) and the EPA's latest 2023-2030 projections estimates (updated May 2024) 

In 2022 commercial services were responsible for 1.3% share & public services were responsible for 1.1% share of Ireland's provisional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions

 

Highlights

Current trends

  • Emissions from Public Services decreased 2.2% while Commercial Services remained approximately equal to 2021 levels
  • Emissions have remained relatively stable over the last eight years (2015-2022)

Cause

  • Decreases of natural gas use in both sectors in 2022
  • Efficiency has grown over the timeseries as a result of less coal and oil and an increase in the use of natural gas

Outlook

  • Emissions projected to decrease with the full implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2024

 

Commercial and public services sectors

The commercial/public services sectors estimate emission from fuel combustion for space and hot water heating in commercial and public/institutional buildings in Ireland. Emissions from Public services decreased by 2.2% due to a decrease in natural gas and oil use in the public services sector, while Commercial Services remained approximately equal to 2021 levels.

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Projected emissions

(Latest update May 2024)

Under the With Existing Measures scenario, emissions from the commercial and public services sector are projected to decrease by 19% between 2022 and 2030 to 1.2 Mt CO2 eq. Under the With Additional Measures scenario emissions from the commercial and public services sector are projected to decrease by 57% between 2022 and 2030 to 0.6 Mt CO2 eq. This scenario assumes full implementation of the Climate Action Plan 2024.

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