Irish people are in world's top 10 of worst polluters

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The Irish Times

AISHLING PHELAN

Ireland produces almost double the EU average of carbon emissions per person each year, an Irish climatology expert has said.

The current EU average is about eight tonnes of carbon emissions per capita, but Ireland's emissions hit almost 16 tonnes per capita, Prof John Sweeney said.

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