Governments warned over energy supply

Governments were warned today not to wait for black-outs before taking action on improving the security of electricity supply.

As European leaders held a summit meeting in Brussels on economic growth and energy, Fine Gael MEP Avril Doyle urged EU states to work harder together to protect supply.

“We are now critically dependent on imported energy. Our indigenous fossil fuel supplies – peat and natural gas – have been rapidly depleting since 1995 while record economic and industrial growth has pushed up demand,” she said.

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