The EPA published it’s 2024 State of the Environment Report in October 2024. Shortly after the report launch we hosted the EPA State of the Environment Conference. Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency presented the keynote address on Europe’s Environment 2050, the Challenges in Transition. The State of Environment report chapter authors gave presentations on the key messages and the main environmental challenges for Ireland identified in the report.
View the conference videos here: State of the Environment Report Conference Videos
View the conference presentation slides for each speaker in the table below:
| Presentation | Speaker |
|---|---|
| State of the Environment 2024, Key insights and Messages | Andy Fanning, EPA |
| Europe's Environment 2050, The Challenges in Transition (Key note address) |
Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director, European Environment Agency (EEA) |
| Paths to achieving our Climate goals | Mary Frances Rochford, EPA |
| Environment and Agriculture in Ireland | Dr Jenny Deakin, EPA |
| Waste to a Circular Economy a Progress Update | Warren Phelan, EPA |
| Land use in Ireland | Fiona O'Rourke, EPA |
| Transitioning our Energy Systems |
Professor Brian Ó Gallachóir, University College Cork |
| Protecting our Water Environment in Ireland | Dr Wayne Trodd, (Scientific Officer, EPA to December 2024) |
| Nature in Ireland | Dr Hugh Feeley, EPA |
| Ireland's Marine Environment | Dr Robert Wilkes, EPA |
| Environment and health in Ireland | Dr Aisling O'Connor, EPA |
| Air Quality in Ireland | Patrick Kenny, EPA |
| Environmental Noise in Ireland | Tony Dolan, EPA |