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“It is also critically important in achieving Ireland’s climate commitments because it enables the importation of lower carbon electricity from the UK and beyond.

The greenhouse gas emissions associated with the supply of electricity from the UK to Ireland is not counted as emissions in Ireland.

Official figures show greenhouse gas emissions from electricity in Ireland fell by 17.2% in the first six months of last year. That was on top of a separate 20% reduction in electricity emissions in 2023.

The biggest factor driving these emissions reductions was a sharp rise in the net importation of electricity from the UK, the emissions from which are not attributed to Ireland”

Complete aside but George Lee earning €186,000 per year for being RTE’s correspondent for this type of thing is outrageous.

It’s not unusual.