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Ireland needs ‘to kick its fossil fuel habit, as fast as possible’
To end our use of gas, oil, coal and peat, the country needs to focus more on renewables for heating and transport and speed up the development of offshore wind farms, says the SEAI
We delivered an all-time record of 680MW of new renewable electricity connections last year, but are lagging on development of offshore wind, said Jim Scheer, head of Data and Insights at SEAI (Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland).
“This is now a priority that holds huge potential to propel us towards our 80 per cent renewable electricity target for 2030,” he said.
The two other areas where we need to develop renewables are heat and transport ...
