Because the very people who think it is a good Idea are the last people who are prepared to put there hand in there pocket to do anything about it in Ireland,In fairness, the concept is to move away from fossil fuel energy sources and to invest in renewable energy sources. To the best of my knowledge the technology has been developed to harness renewable energies. Why wait? All the indicators are that future global trade deals will have significant onus on the use of renewables over fossil fuel sources.
Why not take the lead for a change?
Because the very people who think it is a good Idea are the last people who are prepared to put there hand in there pocket to do anything about it in Ireland,
In fairness, the concept is to move away from fossil fuel energy sources and to invest in renewable energy sources. To the best of my knowledge the technology has been developed to harness renewable energies. Why wait? All the indicators are that future global trade deals will have significant onus on the use of renewables over fossil fuel sources.
Why not take the lead for a change?
It might be useful to actually read about what happened rather than headlines. The opposition parties passed a vote on it, the Government did not.
Judging by some of your post you are afraid you will have to put them in a little deeper from now on,That actually doesn't mean anything. I think its a good idea, and I have a hand in my pocket right now
Because most of our energy currently comes from fossiel fuels, and a large part of that is imported.
There's no way renewables will be able to meet our needs in the short to medium term, so why turn our backs on a valuable and potentially essential resource?
Every politician who voted for this should be asked which energy company they are with for their domestic supply.
So that is the point of the bill?There is no question of, in this proposed bill, to stop using fossil fuels. It is simply going to ban the issuance of new licenses to drill offshore. There is no question of our current energy supplies running out any time soon.
Yes. Build 3 nuclear power stations.If people are genuinely interested in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels for energy generation then they need to embrace modern nuclear power.
But perhaps we are not all aware of the current global, and internationally agreed accord, to move our economies away from fossil fuel energy sources?There is no question of, in this proposed bill, to stop using fossil fuels. It is simply going to ban the issuance of new licenses to drill offshore. There is no question of our current energy supplies running out any time soon.
The bill could however, give the impetus to those entrepreneurs who are inclined to do so, to consider investing in renewable technologies for future markets.
No, keep buying Nuclear generated power from the UK. We are too small to have large scale plants here. When the new small scale plants come on line that will change.Yes. Build 3 nuclear power stations.
Maybe we could change Article 8 of the constitution to ban Nuclear Power in Ireland?To me it's ivory tower nonsense, like the way we won't dirty our hands with nuclear fuel here, but are happy to take nuclear sourced energy from the UK.
so cow farts should decide whether we drill for oil?So perhaps to elaborate and clarify.
I'm not wholly familiar will the bill itself. A cursory search of details of the bill, shows it does not actually ban offshore drilling. Instead it requires the minister to take into account the level of carbon emissions Ireland is emitting at the time of application of the license.
If it is over our agreed limits, then no license can be issued. If it is not then a license can be granted.
Doesn't sound unreasonable to me.
so cow farts should decide whether we drill for oil?
That does sound unreasonable to me.
True; kangaroos eat grass but don't emit anything like the same level of C02 because of an enzyme in their stomach. There is work being done on trying to introduce the same enzyme into cows.That's funny!
Actually there are technologies being developed to help reduce the level of carbon emissions from cow farts. I would assume, that if successful, then similar type legislation could be applied to the agriculture sector.
I agree. I've linked to Small Modular Reactors above.The key point is, are there alternative energy sources, or oil based products, that could viably reproduce or replace the current source?
I'm no expert on this, but there is tons of material supporting the view that renewable energies and alternative sources for oil based products can be utilized. In turn, reducing carbon emissions.
So if its possible, then why wait? Why not get on with it?
What I don't see is the link between looking for more and better form of energy which don't rely on hydrocarbons and banning drilling for oil and gas.
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