Offshore wind turbines on Ireland's east coast : the Climate Change Advisory Council has been critical of the pace of development of wind energy and has called for urgent action to speed it upThe highest global temperatures ever reached in April were recorded last month. Indeed, the past 11 months have been the hottest recorded for their respective time periods. There are almost daily warnings from scientists that climate change is accelerating, and it will soon pass the point of no return.
It is in this context that the latest report from the Climate Change Advisory Council, published yesterday, is an indictment of Ireland’s much vaunted transition to the green economy.Have your say: Have you been let down by your car insurer following an incident?‘I lost €1,000 in cash on the way to the bank to lodge it. Someone in Dún Laoghaire had a big win that day’
According to Wind Energy Ireland, an industry lobby group, Ireland lags behind Britain in a number of key areas needed to develop the sector. These include ports, specialist ships, and a sufficient number of workers with the right skills.that could supply 80 per cent of the country’s electricity demands by 2030, a considerable increase on the 35 per cent generated by wind sources last year.