Results 1-4 of 4 for solar power speaker:Seán Sherlock

Early Exit from Peat for Electricity Generation: Statements (6 Nov 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...elsewhere in the globe was articulated by our former President, Mary Robinson, in a keynote speech in Dublin last November when she referenced Port Augusta in South Australia where a coal-fired power station was to be closed down. In the five years leading up to the plant's closure, workers, unions, citizens and local businesses came together to research how to achieve a just transition....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Citizen and Community Measures: Discussion (2 Oct 2019)

Seán Sherlock: ...from the stakeholders to engage with each other, the committee will have done a good day's work. Other speakers have already made that point. Our committee recommendations were very clear on the solar and photovoltaic element. If I recall correctly, we wanted to see progress on ensuring that farms or individuals could use solar power by March 2020, with the relevant statutory instrument...

Energy Bill 2016 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2016)

Seán Sherlock: ...as I have not yet formally done so. The Labour Party welcomes the Bill, which was introduced by the Minister's predecessor in the Seanad during the lifetime of the last mandate. We welcome the power to apply administrative sanctions which it is proposed to give the CER so as to reflect changes in the sector since it was set up in 1999. We acknowledge the 2013 Forfás report on...

Climate Change and Energy Security: Statements (Resumed) (22 Nov 2007)

Seán Sherlock: ...that the technological advances in agriculture that have dramatically increased crop yields in the past 50 years could be eroded due to the real and present danger of climate change. Given that solar radiation, temperature and precipitation are the main drivers of crop growth, agriculture is still highly dependent on the climate. Energy production is also a function of crop growth. It...