Climate & Environment

Chambers Ireland has ‘grave concerns’ over offshore energy plan

The business representative group said the plan, if implemented, will make Ireland’s 2030 decarbonisation goals impossible

Shane Conneely, head of policy at Chambers Ireland, described the plan as too conservative. Picture: Chambers Ireland.

Chambers Ireland, a business representative group, has what it described as “grave concerns” regarding the government’s draft offshore energy plan. The organisation believes it will make achieving the state’s 2030 decarbonisation goals almost impossible.

In a statement, the group said there was a lack of integration between the government’s ambitions for green energy targets and the policies within the plan, describing the plan as too conservative and expressing concerns about the institutional capacity of government ...