Expert warns against 'doubling down' on 'chronic reliance' on fossil fuels

Dublin City University engineering and computing professor Barry McMullin was among those addressing the Oireachtas climate committee on fossil fuel prospecting and the use of liquified natural gas, or LNG, in Ireland.

Ireland risks chaos if it "doubles down" on its "chronic reliance" on fossil fuels rather than a rapid transition to renewable energy, TDs and senators have been warned by a leading scientist.

Dublin City University engineering and computing professor Barry McMullin was among those addressing the Oireachtas climate committee on fossil fuel prospecting and the use of liquified natural gas, or LNG, in Ireland.