IIEAThis paper is the second in the IIEA’s series of reports on the sectoral implications of Brexit.
Energy Blog
IIEAAre large fines looming if Ireland does not achieve its binding European renewable energy targets? Interinstitutional trilogue negotiations on two key pieces of legislation, which commenced in Brussels in late February 2018, should be watched closely.
The IIEA and ESB hosted Take Charge – Together Towards a Low Carbon Future, a major international conference on a consumer-driven energy future, on 23 November 2017. Over 300 delegates attended and listened to the speakers’ insights on how consumers could be effectively encouraged and engaged in making the vision of a low carbon future a reality. Here are our 10 takeaways.
Joseph CurtinIIEA Senior Fellow, Joseph Curtin, presented to the Citizen’s Assembly on Saturday, 30 October 2017 on the topic of How Ireland Can Become a Leader on Climate Change.
An upcoming conference, hosted by the IIEA and ESB will explore the new and active role of the consumer in building a low carbon energy future.
Ireland’s long-awaited draft strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was launched on March 15 2017 by the state’s first Minister for Climate Action, Denis Naughten T.D.
Five months after the UK’s EU referendum, the terms of the UK’s departure remain uncertain, and British Prime Minister Theresa May’s ambiguous assertions that “Brexit means Brexit” provide little guidance on what the UK’s referendum will mean for energy policy and markets in Ireland and the future of the Energy Union.
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