Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action

Energy - Ambition and Challenges: Discussion

Dr. James Carton:

I think the question the Chairman is asking is what the no-regrets scenario is. The resounding answer from the room is to go to renewables. In a country like Ireland with significant ocean resources and engaging with the protection of biodiversity, it is an ultimate no-regrets scenario. As Mr. Cunniffe said, we need to think about moving to having that energy for our own domestic use. As we are part of Europe, let us engage with and supply that energy to Europe. What the Chairman is talking about is the no-regrets scenario. Ireland would have no regrets with offshore wind.