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The Climate Change Advisory Council has written to the Government calling for the urgent reduction of dependence on fossil fuels, to shield people from the effects of the Ukraine crisis, and to achieve climate objectives.
In a letter to government leaders — Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Eamon Ryan — the council said that the most impactful measures of the Climate Action Plan “must urgently be prioritised and accelerated at a rate not previously foreseen”.
The council highlighted that the current energy crisis, triggered by the invasion of Ukraine, “further emphasises the urgency with which we need to reduce our reliance on imported fossil fuels”.
The council also recommended that district heating should be deployed as a priority solution for residential heating. This involves supplying heat to homes through hot water in a network of insulated pipes.
In this way, heat is delivered similarly to an electricity system, as opposed to fuel being delivered to homes to burn. This allows waste heat from industry to be directed to homes, and the use of more environmentally-friendly energy sources for central heat production.
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