2024-03-29
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Wind Energy: #1 Push for Energy Transition

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Wind energy is leading the drive to reduce Ireland’s carbon emissions, says a new report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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EPA report confirms wind energy is Ireland’s climate change leader

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EPA report confirms wind energy is Ireland’s climate change leader

Today’s greenhouse gas emissions report from the Environmental Protection Agency confirms wind energy is leading the drive to reduce Ireland’s carbon emissions.

The report found that carbon emissions fell in 2019 by 4.5 per cent – the largest drop since 2011 – and that this was largely fuelled by an 11 per cent fall in electricity generation emissions as cheap wind energy increasingly displaces coal and peat. Dr David Connolly, CEO of the Irish Wind Energy Association, said: “Every new wind farm means less carbon emissions, a cleaner energy system and more jobs and investment at home. “Today’s figures from the EPA show that wind energy is leading the way in decarbonising Ireland’s electricity supply. “We... ... More: Official Press Release IWEA

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