The Government’s narrative as to why Ireland needs to start importing US fossil fuels is that it is necessary for energy security. As a climate justice researcher, I study the false narratives that the US fossil fuel industry has been pushing to delay climate action and perpetuate fossil fuel reliance. Unfortunately, the fossil fuel industry’s campaigns to hide the ecological devastation and cover-up the human health impacts of fossil fuel extraction and use have been very effective. And with their exorbitant profits, the US fossil fuel industry has gained enormous power expanding industry-friendly goverment policies in countries all around the world. Jennie C Stephens is professor of climate justice at Icarus Climate Research Centre at Maynooth University and co-convenor of the Climate Justice Universities Union

Source: The Irish Times December 18, 2025 12:06 UTC