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John McElligott (Safety Before LNG)
Posted on 23 Nov 2018 11:57 am

The Minister responsible for Climate Action says he has no policy remit in the type of gas (fracked or not) being imported even though importing fracked gas is more detrimental to the climate than non-fracked gas and is dirtier than coal.

Maybe the country should think about introducing a policy on the importation of dirty shale/fracked gas so if there isn't one already.

At the end of the day, The Minister does have a remit of "Climate Action" and the Climate does not recognise borders.

Minister Bruton did state on November 6th 2018 at the Climate Innovation Summit:
"I want to make Ireland a leader in responding to climate change, not a follower... Being a follower means the final costs of adjustment are much higher and opportunities much lower or completely lost".

Maybe Ireland could become a world leader in saying no to exporting climate poverty by refusing to be part of the fracked fossil fuel infrastructure because we all know now that gas is no longer a transitional fuel.


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