The Irish Economy and the Environment: An assessment of its impact and the extent of decoupling

NERI report no. 14 by NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly, examines the material relationship between the Irish economy and nature.

This report examines the Irish economy’s relationship to nature. The Irish economy is often a poor performer in terms of the environmental pressures it exerts on the input and output side. There is little evidence to date for a break in the historic relationship between environmental pressure and economic growth.