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12/05/2014
Public Consultation Launched On Future Energy Policy
A ten week public consultation has been launched following the publication of the Energy Policy Green Paper for Ireland.
Lanuched by Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, the consultation will look at the "future shape of Ireland’s energy policy."
Minister Rabbitte has urged members of the public to engage in the public consultation process on the future energy policy before the deadline of 31 July 2014, saying: "Any discussion on energy takes place within a complicated framework of competing and interconnected energy priorities but also across all sectors of the economy. It is timely to take stock and question the reasoning behind our energy policy approaches. The Energy Policy Green Paper recognises the complexity of the energy landscape and the importance of pursuing policies beyond competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply that recognise the significance of energy policy’s contribution to promoting economic recovery.
"A progressive energy agenda is needed. We are embarking on a new avenue of ending our energy island isolation, reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels and strengthening our leadership position in niche areas of energy technology expertise. It is therefore timely to take stock and question the reasoning behind our energy policy approaches, ensuring that we proceed on an evidence-based approach, in order to set a fresh example for meaningful energy policy discussion and on-going dialogue in shaping a new policy framework for the years to come.”
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Lanuched by Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, the consultation will look at the "future shape of Ireland’s energy policy."
Minister Rabbitte has urged members of the public to engage in the public consultation process on the future energy policy before the deadline of 31 July 2014, saying: "Any discussion on energy takes place within a complicated framework of competing and interconnected energy priorities but also across all sectors of the economy. It is timely to take stock and question the reasoning behind our energy policy approaches. The Energy Policy Green Paper recognises the complexity of the energy landscape and the importance of pursuing policies beyond competitiveness, sustainability and security of supply that recognise the significance of energy policy’s contribution to promoting economic recovery.
"A progressive energy agenda is needed. We are embarking on a new avenue of ending our energy island isolation, reducing our dependence on imported fossil fuels and strengthening our leadership position in niche areas of energy technology expertise. It is therefore timely to take stock and question the reasoning behind our energy policy approaches, ensuring that we proceed on an evidence-based approach, in order to set a fresh example for meaningful energy policy discussion and on-going dialogue in shaping a new policy framework for the years to come.”
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