Reliance on gas could stop Ireland meeting global warming targets

Study finds Ireland’s reliance on gas will obstruct rollout of cheaper renewable energy

Updated: Tue, Jul 10, 2018, 10:08
Kevin O'Sullivan Environment & Science Editor
The rollout of cheaper renewable energy derived from wind and solar panels could be obstructed by Ireland’s use of gas, the OCI has predicted. File photograph: Tim Ireland/PA Wire

The rollout of cheaper renewable energy derived from wind and solar panels could be obstructed by Ireland’s use of gas, the OCI has predicted. File photograph: Tim Ireland/PA Wire

Ireland will not meet its obligations on countering global warming if it continues a flawed strategy of relying on gas as an energy source, according to a study by the US-based Oil Change International (OCI).

Drilling for more new gas fossil fuel in Irish waters and expanding associated infrastructure, especially in power generation, will impair the ability to decarbonise the economy by 2050, the leading energy NGO concludes.

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