Joint Statement on Government Investment in Environmental Capacity

Renewables industry and environmental NGOs in joint call for more Government investment in nature protection.

Two renewable energy industry associations, Wind Energy Ireland and the Irish Solar Energy Association, joined with leading environmental NGOs for a pre-budget statement calling for a step-change in Government investment in environmental capacity at both state and civil society level to address the biodiversity and climate crises.

The joint statement, which was sent to Government Ministers ahead of Budget 2024, calls for a range of targeted measures to support an environmentally-sound transition to a zero carbon power system. In light of the state’s commitment to rapidly ramp up renewable energy sources in accordance with Ireland’s legally-binding pollution limits, the organisations highlight that greater funding must be allocated to environmental protection, restoration and monitoring as part of the delivery of renewable and grid infrastructure.