100,000 eco-friendly jobs possible in investment plan, claim Greens

UP to 100,000 jobs could be created over the next decade by investing in eco-friendly projects, the Greens have claimed.

Down to just 1% in some opinion polls, the former junior coalition partner said a quarter of the jobs could come from investing €500m from the National Pension Reserve Fund to insulate homes and offices.

Transforming Ireland into an exporter of renewable energy such as wind and wave power and building an interconnector to link the country to the rest of Europe could also help create a “green recovery”, the party claimed.