The comment comes against a background of an imminent global energy revolution as the adoption of renewable energy sources and a switch away from fossil fuelsgathers momentum over coming decades. A combination of energy and climate change targets are the driving forces behind the change; both at national and EU level. A critical stage was reached this week with publication of its Tomorrow’s Energy Scenarios report. It has produced three scenarios; “credible pathways for how the power system may transform over the next 20 years”. Consumer behavioural change is modest, with a gap remaining between climate change awareness and action.

Source: The Irish Times October 30, 2019 15:33 UTC