Ireland - Greens in plea over wind energy policy

Ireland needs to undertake a radical shift in energy policy towards renewable sources of power, the Green Party has demanded.The party is unveiling its new energy policy at a meeting chaired by leader Trevor Sargent and attended by energy spokesman Eamon Ryan and councillors Mary White and David Healy. Mr Ryan said 90% of the country’s energy was currently sourced from fossil fuels. “The Green Party is seeking to create a radical shift in our energy policy to bring us into a new renewable energies future. “We use energy in three main ways: heating, power generation and transport. “We believe that dramatic energy efficiencies can be gained in all three areas and that our own renewable supply will provide a clean and secure alternative energy source to fossil fuels,” he said.