Wind energy advice from visiting New Jersey governor

Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy, first lady Tammy Snyder Murphy and trade delegation were welcomed to Cork by Lord Mayor Cllr Colm Kelleher and chief executive Ann Doherty ahead of a series of high-level engagements with Cork City’s business leaders, academics, and scientific communities. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

The governor of New Jersey has offered insights to Cork business and academic leaders on how it has become pivotal in the US offshore wind revolution.

Phil Murphy, a former ambassador to Germany under President Barack Obama, put climate change and renewable energy high on his agenda when first elected to the governor's mansion in the northeastern state in 2017.