LNG
LNG - Liquefied natural gas
Gas prices soar as Iranian attacks force shutdown of Qatari production
Saudi Arabia also closes an oil refinery after strike
Plans to fast-track permission for floating gas terminal criticised
Oireachtas committee begins hearings on controversial LNG proposals
Irish people fail to understand how fragile our electricity supply is
We have ruled out nuclear and gas exploration, and stalled on wind energy. Our dependence on gas energy will continue until 2050 at the earliest
Minister blocked in bid to end scrutiny of law giving him power to approve gas reserve
Darragh O’Brien had asked all-party committee to waive hearings on proposed gas reserve law
Ireland is falling for the American fossil fuel industry’s ‘energy security’ con
One of the reasons this argument has been so effective is because, like all good propaganda, there is an element of truth to it
Power plants step up gas consumption in July
Rising electricity demand fuels need for critical energy source
Nephin Energy’s Tom O’Brien on gas, biomethane and whether energy bills will fall
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‘They’re behaving like gangsters’: Will the rest of the world stand up to the US at Cop30?
A strong agreement on methane would be a sign that the rest of the world has not given up and is standing up to the bully
Ireland at risk of major power outages in absence of natural gas storage, EY says
Ireland imports 80% of its natural gas supplies that power 40% of electricity generation through the UK but has no storage facility
Costs holding back Ireland as a renewables exporter, Nesc warns
‘To lead in clean energy, we need to invest strategically, contain costs and work more closely with our neighbours’
Irish renewable energy policy gets a badly needed reality check
National Economic & Social Council charts a way through the energy minefield
State can avoid need for costly gas terminal if it phases out fossil fuels, says climate council chair
Marie Donnelly warns of even more costly fines and increased energy costs if reliance on polluting fuels persists
We don’t need a floating liquefied natural gas facility. There is a better way
It will not be easy for the Government to change course but it must. And it can, because no locations have been chosen, no planning application has been made, no contracts signed
New batteries based on rusting will help make Ireland’s energy secure and clean
At a Time of Climate Crisis: Pioneering Donegal project shows how long-duration energy storage can make a big contribution
Ireland’s emissions trend ‘alarming and shocking, with actions reset required’
Stop Climate Chaos responds to projections that show Ireland will only cut emissions by 23 per cent compared to a 51 per cent legally binding target
Friends of Irish Environment bring High Court challenge against Shannon LNG permission
Group claims An Bord Pleanála breached Irish and European law in granting permission for the proposed development
Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind
Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers
Measures in 2025 climate plan will be at centre of social and economic development, Government says
But campaigners criticise proposals as ‘largely ignoring data-centre growth and reliance on fossil-fuels’
Legal threats see some climate activists turn to clandestine sabotage activities
Ireland has a long history of courageous climate and environmental activism which includes protests against LNG and fracking, the Corrib gas pipeline, tree felling at the Glen of the Downs, Sitka spruce plantations and data centres
Sunk costs in fossil fuel infrastructure could sink us
The greatest cost of new fossil fuel projects may be the missed opportunity to build clean energy
Debate: Should Ireland build more data centres?
Providing IT infrastructure for the likes of Amazon and Meta is key for our economy, but environmental costs worry opponents
An Bord Pleanála withdraws appeal application in Shannon LNG case
Last week, Shannon LNG was granted planning permission by An Bord Pleanála for a proposed power plant
The Irish Times view on building an LNG terminal: a necessary compromise
The facility is described as a temporary measure that will bridge the gap as Ireland weans itself off natural gas
State-led offshore LNG facility will only be used following supply disruptions, says Minister
Opposition accuses Government of failing to consider independent analysis of zero-carbon energy backup options
Plans to extend widow’s and widower’s pensions to non-marital surviving partners to go to Cabinet
Changes to triple lock for troop deployments, €100 million for Ukraine and proposal for LNG facility also due to be discussed by Ministers
Climate experts warn Government against move to import LNG from US
Letter to Taoiseach follows his assertion Ireland ‘will have to have an LNG facility of some kind’
Move to fracked gas ‘will not give Ireland energy security’, conference told
Mary Robinson warns of power of fossil fuel lobbyists spending $4 billion a year on communications
Taoiseach accused of drinking too much ‘big tech Kool-Aid’
To shut door on data centres would send signal Ireland does not want to be part of ‘most profound economic revolution’, Micheál Martin says
Ireland’s climate and energy security must not be sacrificed to appease Trump with LNG deal - Friends of the Earth
‘Government must not lock Ireland into long-term gas addiction in short-term effort to distract US president’
Volatile natural gas prices spark concerns of hikes in energy bills
European stocks at historic lows as cold weather bites
Trump threatens tariffs if EU doesn’t buy more US oil and gas
US is the world’s largest producer of crude oil and the biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas
New government should ensure proposed LNG plant in Shannon estuary does not proceed, Friends of the Earth says
‘It would be highly reckless on climate and economic grounds for the project to be approved in light of latest information’
Why are environment activists so divided on the issue of liquefied natural gas?
LNG is a hot issue within the environment movement, while most governments insist it is essential to national energy security
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