Kevin McPartlan CEO Irish Petroleum Industry Association RECENTLY I WAS invited onto RTÉ radio to represent the views of the Irish Petroleum Industry Association on the government’s plan to halt climate change.
I say misguided because it assumes that the petroleum companies want business as usual; that we are reluctant to change; and that we comprise a large group of climate change deniers; that we have no personal investment in protecting the environment. Targets are often a way of postponing action, or indeed, a substitute for action. Readers should be reminded of another target that was set by a previous energy minister, Eamon Ryan of the Green Party. It called for 240,000 electric vehicles on Irish roads by 2020. With six months to go before the deadline, we remain 230,000 vehicles short of the mark.
We are committed to playing our part in the transition to a low carbon, climate resilient, and environmentally-sustainable Ireland.That is why IPIA members have installed more EV charging points than any other player in Ireland. It is why we prevent 330,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in Ireland every year by blending biofuel into petrol and diesel. It’s why the global oil industry invests billions every year into researching zero-carbon advanced, synthetic and bio-fuels.
PetroleumIE Happy to discuss hydrogen for ZeroEmission transport From RenewableEnergy