Ireland’s energy demand ‘must be reduced by one-fifth within 15 years’

IRELAND’S demand for energy must be reduced by one-fifth within the next 15years, the country’s engineers said yesterday.

Research from the Irish Academy of Engineering said the substitution of 15% of fossil fuels with energy sources which do not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions was essential.

Engineers moved to highlight the consequences of climate change, the impending decline in the availability of fossil fuels and the related security problems in supply.