Food, beverage & tobacco in Ireland: emitters, CO2 & carbon value

16 tracked facilities, ≈982,740 t CO2/yr combined — here are the largest, what that CO2 is worth at current prices, and the sector's reduction pathway. Full sector pathway: decarbonizing food, beverage & tobacco.

The numbers

Food, beverage & tobacco in Ireland at a glance

Metric	Value	Note
Facilities tracked	16	with CO2 estimates
Total est. CO2	982,740 t/yr	Climate TRACE 2023
Average per facility	61,421 t/yr
Indicative carbon value	€76M/yr	at €77.4/t EUA

Carbon pricing here: Carbon tax €63.50/t (2025), legislated path to €100 by 2030. Current benchmark: €77.4/t (11 Jun 2026). Full country page: carbon price in Ireland.

Largest emitters

Top 10 food, beverage & tobacco CO2 emitters in Ireland

#	Facility	Owner	t CO2/yr (est. 2023)	Indicative value
1	Kepak Athleague	—	64,192	€5.0M
2	Glanbia Ireland (Ballyragget)	—	64,192	€5.0M
3	Kerry Ingredients (Ireland) Limited (Charleville)	—	64,192	€5.0M
4	Dawn Meats Ireland Unlimited Company	—	64,192	€5.0M
5	Wyeth Nutritionals Ireland Limited	—	64,192	€5.0M
6	Abbott Ireland (Cootehill)	—	64,192	€5.0M
7	Dairygold Co-Operative Society Limited (Castlefarm)	—	64,192	€5.0M
8	Tipperary Co-Operative Creamery Limited	—	64,192	€5.0M
9	Arrabawn Co-Operative Society Limited	—	64,192	€5.0M
10	Bailieboro Foods Limited	—	64,192	€5.0M

Climate TRACE satellite estimates via IndustryAtlas — modelled, not verified; some entries aggregate clusters. Corrections welcome.

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Same industry, other countries

Food, beverage & tobacco in United States

74,470,484 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in France

10,343,205 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Spain

8,147,820 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Germany

8,140,168 t CO2/yr

Food, beverage & tobacco in Portugal

7,372,694 t CO2/yr

FAQ

Questions

How many food, beverage & tobacco facilities does Ireland have with tracked emissions?

16 facilities carry satellite-based CO2 estimates in our dataset (Climate TRACE 2023), totalling ≈982,740 t CO2/yr.

What is the largest food, beverage & tobacco emitter in Ireland?

Kepak Athleague — ≈64,192 t CO2/yr (est. 2023). Estimates are modelled, not verified declarations.

What would this CO2 cost at the EU price?

≈€76M per year at €77.4/t — indicative full-price value; actual cost depends on free allocation and the local instrument.

How this page is built: heat-loss figures follow ASTM C680 / ISO 12241 (the method behind our public calculators); facility emissions from Climate TRACE & EU ETS verified data across 30,000+ industrial sites; the 2026–2034 schedule is Regulation (EU) 2023/956, not a forecast. Published by Inzonex — manufacturer of modular removable insulation (UK Patent GB2508992.1). Spotted an error? Tell us — we correct on evidence.