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In 2022 greenhouse gas emissions grew in Ireland
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In 2022 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Ireland grew by 2% compared to the previous year, according to the recently published report on GHG emissions of all world Countries. Overall, since 2005 GHG emissions in the Country declined by 17%. Emissions from the transport sector continued to grow in 2022 (+10%).
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Since the beginning of 21st century and until 2019, GHG emissions had followed an increasing trend mainly due to the increase in emissions from China and the other emerging economies. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, global emissions decreased by 3.7% in 2020 compared to 2019 levels, interrupting a more than ten-year continuously increasing trend. Nevertheless, global GHG emissions restarted to grow just after the peak of the pandemic.
The emissions of the 27 EU Countries remained below the pre-COVID-19 levels, continuing their decades-long decreasing trend. Indeed, EU27 GHG emissions were 27.0% lower than in 1990, and represented 6.7% of global emissions also showing a sharp decrease from 14.8% in 1990.
The JRC report was compiled in cooperation with the International Energy Agency (IEA). It is based on the European Commission’s Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR).
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More than 10.000 people died by cancer in 2022 in Ireland
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There were more than 10.000 deaths by cancer in 2022 in Ireland, according to the estimates of cancer incidence and mortality recently published in the European Cancer Information System, managed by the JRC. For both women and men, the most common cancer causes of death were trachea, bronchus and lung cancers (about 20% for both categories).
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New cancer cases rose by 2.3 % compared to 2020, to reach 2.74 million in 2022 in the European Union. Similarly, cancer deaths went up by 2.4 % compared to 2020, according to the European Commission’s estimates contained in ECIS. The 2022 estimates for EU Member States show that 31% of men and 25% of women are expected to be diagnosed with cancer before reaching the age of 75 years. 14% of men and 9% of women are estimated to die from cancer before reaching 75 years. The four most common cancer causes of death in the EU are estimated to be lung (19.5% of all cancer deaths), followed by colorectal (12.3%), breast (7.5%), and pancreatic cancer (7.4%).
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The EU Tourism dashboard includes data for Ireland
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Some 6.79 million tourists arrived in Ireland in 2022, with an occupancy rate of 33.5% and an average length of stay of 5.14 days, according to the data presented in the upgraded EU Tourism Dashboard, which offers insights on the impact and state-of-play of this industry and supports the transition to greener, more digital tourism for all territories in Europe. The share of foreign tourists in Ireland that year was 47%.
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Fresh statistics on EU tourism suggest that in 2022, tourism demand was already at nearly 96% the level in 2019. This shows an almost full recovery on average for the EU, with countries like Belgium, Ireland, France, Ireland, and Netherlands even surpassing pre-pandemic levels. However, recovery in Eastern European tourism destinations has been more sluggish, possibly also due to the war in Ukraine.
The EU Tourism Dashboard is an interactive tool providing statistics and indicators relevant for tourism policies. Launched in October 2022, the EU Tourism Dashboard was developed by the JRC and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, in collaboration with Eurostat, following a request by EU Member States.
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The BRIDGE project in Galway is part of the new Rural Toolkit
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The BRIDGE project in Galway is included among the practical examples of the new “Rural Toolkit” of the European Commission, developed by the JRC and managed by the Agriculture and Rural Development Directorate General.
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The BRIDGE project seeks to promote the effective delivery of reception and integration supports to asylum seekers and third country nationals living in Galway City and County. It helps those in the asylum process, refugees and third country nationals to engage with mainstream organisations and communities through the provision of information resources, skills and confidence, and deliver a capacity building programme to improve referral systems, information provision and supports within/between mainstream organisations.
The Rural toolkit is the comprehensive guide to EU funding and support opportunities for rural areas in the European Union. It aims to help local authorities, institutions and stakeholders, businesses and individuals to identify and take advantage of existing EU funds, programmes and other funding and support initiatives, and to foster development in rural territories. It also presents a diverse range of practical examples, case studies and inspiring stories on how EU funds and support mechanisms have already been implemented successfully in rural areas across the European Union.
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Applications for asylum increased in Ireland in 2022
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Ireland issued more than 85.000 first residence permits in 2022, the highest number over the last four years, according to the Eurostat data included in the latest edition of the JRC Atlas of Migration. The number of applications for asylum increased in 2022 to about 13.000, compared to 2.600 in 2021.
On International Migrants Day, the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre on Migration and Demography has released the 2023 Atlas of Migration. The Atlas provides the latest available data on migration trends worldwide, displayed in user-friendly interactive charts and visualisations.
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This new edition includes a special thematic section that sheds light on the trends in solidarity among Europeans, towards people displaced from Ukraine. The support of Europeans for people displaced from Ukraine remains high.
The Atlas of Migration is an interactive online tool published by the JRC, containing the latest available data on migration in the 27 EU Member States and 171 non-EU countries and territories. A new edition is released each year. It consolidates into a single database harmonised and validated data from official, international sources, including Eurostat.
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JRC opens its European Laboratory for Structural Assessment to Irish partners for training and capacity-building
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The Trinity College of Dublin submitted a successful proposal for a training and capacity building project at the ELSA Reaction Wall. The Department of Civil, Structural and Environment Engineering participated in the training course at the JRC scientific site in Ispra, Italy, in November 2023.
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The course strengthened the user’s capabilities and competencies with running and using a similar experimental facility at the Trinity College focusing on complex experimental research (sub-structured hybrid tests) on steel structures in the field of seismic performance and the wider structural dynamics field.
The ELSA Reaction Wall is a facility of unique dimensions and capabilities in Europe and worldwide, capable of conducting experimental tests on full-scale specimens for the safety assessment of structures against earthquakes and other natural and man-made hazards. By means of computer controlled hydraulic actuators it is possible to expose full-scale structures to loads of dynamic strong forces and control the resulting movements with high precision.
The JRC is opening its physical Research Infrastructures to users from EU Member States and countries associated to the Horizon Europe programme for the purposes of training and capacity building. Among JRC’s world-class experimental facilities with open access is the European Laboratory for Structural Assessment (ELSA) with its ELSA Reaction Wall and the Hopkinson Bar facility (ELSA-HopLab). Both structures are based at the JRC site in Ispra.
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