EMISSIONS FROM RESIDENTIAL buildings fell to their lowest level in over three decades last year – but Ireland is still way off achieving its 2030 target emissions reductions, a new report said. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its provisional greenhouse gas emissions 1990-2025 report today. The report compares last year’s emissions to those of the 1990 baseline. Greenhouse gas emissions fell by 2.2% last year. It’s the third successive year recorded emissions were below the 1990 baseline, and the fourth successive year they have dropped. The report found that all main sectors saw reductions last year. In residential, commercial, and public buildings, there was a 4.7% drop in emissions. The EPA attributed this drop to a warmer winter and a decreased use of fossil fuels, no