It comes as Friends of the Earth called for clarity on commercial LNG position
Ireland had the lowest reduction in gas consumption across Europe over the past eight months according to latest Eurostat figures.
Irish Green Party MEP, Grace O’Sullivan, said: “A massive number of our neighbours have had to put a dramatic stop to long-standing dependencies on Russian gas this last year, so it is perhaps not surprising we are not the most affected by that amongst EU member states.“We are still lagging behind when it comes to renewable energy production, though there has been some of the most significant progress in State history recently when it comes to offshore wind development.
He believes “public interest renewable projects should be prioritised by competent authorities” and called for “further action to reduce buildings’ energy consumption”. The news came just hours after environment group, Friends of the Earth, revealed it has written to Environment Minister Eamon Ryan asking him to clarify whether his coming energy security proposals will include a commercial Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Ireland.
Friends of the Earth chief executive Oisín Coghlan says: “Permitting commercial LNG would be a fatal betrayal of Ireland’s legally binding climate obligations.
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