Data centres, much like cars, air conditioning, farting cows, home heating, air travel, global shipping, and making anything out of wood, are fast becoming a bete noir for Ireland’s climate movement, summed up by an official denunciation of the fast-growing sector in the pages of the Irish Times yesterday, penned by Una Mullally. Here is […]
The author is a senior executive working in the energy sector in Ireland whose identity is known to Gript. We have agreed to provide him anonymity so that he can speak freely. As our inexorable march towards an all wind and solar electricity system gathers pace the island of Ireland is careering towards a winter […]
Credit where it is due, Michael McDowell has never feared being unpopular. Which is just as well, because his article for the Irish Times yesterday asks some questions that will be unpopular with the Government: Practically no one has articulated the reservation that it may not make sense for Ireland to be in the frontline […]
Senator Michael McDowell has said complying with climate change must not “become an absolute religion” and that Ireland cannot become “some kind of green equivalent of an Islamic republic in pursuit of some purist idea.” Speaking on the Climate Bill, the former Justice Minister also said that the desire of the Green Party to ensure […]
The ESB has confirmed that it is working on plans to demolish its power plant sites at Shannonbridge in West Offaly and Lough Ree in Lanesborough in order to construct “renewable energy centres.” The semi-state company say the demolition works will assist the State in reaching its emission reduction goals by 2030. The move has […]
Governments love to talk up renewable energy, describing it as green and low-carbon and the way of the future. They pump huge amounts of funding into it, and, in this country, are shutting down peat production and promising to leave carbon fuels like oil and gas in the ground, because they claim energy from wind […]
The Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action has published its Report on Reducing emissions in the transport sector by 51% by 2030. The Report contains almost 50 recommendations. Among them is a call on Government to examine the possibility of introducing a new ‘charges’ regime for road users that would include setting ‘potential targets […]
This Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 202 is perhaps the most far-reaching piece of legislation to come before the current Dáil. My colleagues and I, in the Rural Independent Group, are fully committed to improving the environment and reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. However, we believe that in pursuing these noble objectives, […]
Understanding the pros and cons of energy options from hydro, renewables, fossil fuels, and nuclear, for the world’s diverse population, would be best for the future of society. With some energy literacy, folks may realize that there may not be a silver bullet answer for all of humanity’s energy needs. Whether you ultimately drive an […]
“They have nothing good to contribute” – Carol Nolan TD blasts some of the NGO sector on their significant taxpayer funding. #gript
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol has accused Sinn Féin of speaking out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to the government’s Climate Action Bill. The legislation, which seeks to achieve zero carbon emissions bu 2050, has been described as a measure that will “kill off the Irish farmer” according to rural […]
Paul Murphy TD warned however that the anti-water charge movement would reassert itself if the government pushed ahead with the OECD’s recommendation in that regard.