An offer you can’t refuse19 Jun 2021 00:46
I’ve seen the timeline for the consultation and I absolutely understand the huge implications of the outcome. The Green Party rightly want to eliminate carbon production in a quest to fuel their country, as they should. However. Today, the wind/solar infrastructure is substantively inadequate to cope with immediate (let alone near future) energy requirements for Ireland and its investors. If you are staring down the barrel of a dirty oil/coal based solution, why not consider an option that puts at least as much carbon back into the earth as it takes out (potentially more = carbon negative) as a stepping stone to a cleaner future. In the meantime, energy bills can reduce for all citizens and security of supply can be guaranteed for industry. I’m not being clever ‘it is’ CCS can solve all of Ireland’s energy issues right now as well as providing substantial income through ‘clean’ gas exports which in turn, can fund the furtherance of the ‘clean energy’ philosophy.
I know how simplistic this statement is, but I needed to write it down and read it to convince myself.
And I really do liveinhope!