Bridging the Gap and electricity’s carbon budget

The Irish electricity sector can only meet the Government’s carbon emissions targets by the end of the decade if there is a complete transformation of our planning system and grid policies according to Bridging the Gap: Towards a zero-carbon power grid. 

Produced jointly by specialist energy consultants Baringa and TNEI this essential new report is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the electricity system’s potential carbon budget.

It shows how power sector emissions could be kept to 66 million tonnes between 2021 and 2030, but only if existing plans for Ireland’s energy system are improved and accelerated.

Wind Energy Ireland CEO Noel Cunniffe will be joined by report authors Dr Mark Turner and Jeff Kelliher to discuss the findings of this critical new research and its implications for Irish energy policy.