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How much land and power would it take to decarbonise Dublin Airport?
Decarbonising the emissions associated with flights from Dublin Airport would need much more land and electricity than you might think.
- Authors
Ciara Doherty, Dr. Vahid Aryanpur, Prof Hannah Daly
- Year
- 2026
- Publication Name
- RTE Brainstorm
- Category
- Report
- Keywords
- Aviation, Decarbonisation, Ireland, Emissions, Land Use
- Link to Publication
Abstract
If Ireland were to fully decarbonise the carbon emissions associated with flights from , how much land and power would it take? The scale of the task would be striking: depending on the pathway chosen, it could require diverting an area of land greater than the size of Co Tipperary for growing fuels and offsetting, or new electricity demand equivalent to more than current electricity usage.