Abstract
Rising global temperatures, increased extreme weather events, shrinking
glaciers, rising sea levels and mass coral bleaching are some of the
increasing observable effects on the environment, associated with
climate change.
• The scientific consensus is that Green House Gases (GHG) are causing the
“greenhouse effect”, trapping heat which would have been emitted
towards space (NASA, 2019).
• The current world population is 7.6 billion and is expected to rise to 8.6
billion by 2030, an increase of over 13% in the next 10 years.
• Ireland has been set a target (Paris agreement (NDC)) of a 30% reduction
in GHG by 2030 (DCCAE, 2018).