Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht

Electricity Generation and Export: Discussion

4:25 pm

Photo of Brian StanleyBrian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The group called Turn 180 raised some valid concerns. Does it completely oppose wind farms? What is the alternative? Is nuclear power an alternative? What is the alternative if fossil fuel becomes more expensive? There is a new debate on nuclear power and some people have suggested it may be an option. What is the organisation's view of nuclear power? What is an alternative energy?

I have a few questions on climate change. Does Turn 180 not see climate change happening and think we do not need to replace or stop generating electricity using fossil fuels? Mr. Swords made the point that global temperatures had not risen in the past 16 years. Is the delegation saying that global temperatures have not increased in the past 50 years?

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