Ireland’s home emissions dipped five percent last year — but don’t celebrate yet. Milder winters, not greener habits, drove the drop, and the Climate Change Advisory Council warns we’re way off track for 2030 climate targets. The built environment report calls for urgent action: massively speed up home retrofits, install more heat pumps, and fast-track solar panels. While residential and commercial emissions fell slightly, projections show both sectors will overshoot their next carbon budgets by 22% and 62% respectively. Social housing retrofits are lagging — only 10,370 homes upgraded since 2021, needing 5,000 annually to hit the 36,500 target. Heat pumps rose 21% but still only hit 41% of the 2025 goal. Solar rollout must accelerate, especially for local authorities and apartment dwellers. Council head Alex White stresses Ireland’s heavy fossil fuel dependence leaves us vulnerable to energy shocks — the ambition is there, but execution is the real hurdle.

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