Cork Chamber: Ireland risks sleepwalking into energy obscurity

Cork Chamber calls for greater ambition and urgency in response to climate crisis

The renewable energy sector arguably has the same potential as the pharma sector when it was first established in the Southwest region in the 1970s. Pharma delivered a shot in the arm for Ireland's economy at a pivotal time and delivered a multi-generational return while transforming the domestic economy. 

The recent COP26 conference has rightly focussed attention on climate action and a globally co-ordinated climate response yet there is real danger that Ireland will falter. 

Cork Chamber wants to see greater ambition and crisis-worthy urgency in the Government's response to the climate crisis.