“Other countries that better balance carbon emissions and economic growth benefit from a combination of favourable geography and sensible political choices. Eighty-three per cent of Ireland’s energy still comes from fossil fuels. Countries with a lot of hydro and nuclear power have a much lower dependency: Sweden 29 per cent, Finland 35 per cent and France 37 percent”. Una Kealy and Eamonn O’Reilly provide different perspectives.
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