JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE - EU SCIENCE - Transboundary sources affect air pollution in Dublin

The highest shares of PM2.5 emissions in Dublin come from the industry sector and the residential sector, according to the figures of the recently published JRC Urban PM2.5 Atlas. A relevant part of air pollution (more than 30%) in the Irish capital city comes from transboundary sources.

date: 01/08/2024

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The latest edition of the Atlas pinpoints sectors and extent of air pollution across 150 European cities thanks to updated dataset and methodology. For most of them, tackling emitters locally – such as residential heating or road transport – can effectively improve air quality. At the same time, acting at country or EU level on agriculture emissions would also be very effective.

The Atlas relies on data from SHERPA (Screening for High Emission Reduction Potential on Air), an open-access assessment tool developed by the JRC that can test a wide set of scenarios for any European city.