Renewables ‘peace project of our time’ as fossil fuels used as weapon of war - Eamon Ryan

Eamon Ryan has said the global scale of up of renewables will be the “peace project of our time”, as conflicts are increasingly fought over resources and fossil fuels are used as a weapon of war.

The Green Party leader and minister for environment was speaking to reporters at the International Energy Agency (IEA) ministerial Conference in Paris, which Ireland is co-chairing for the first time with France.

Addressing how conflicts can stem from energy ...