Rain Check
Expert takes on Ireland's response to the climate crisis
Rain Check
Energy policy after the ESB: Sarah Cullen, 18for0
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Red Alert Dublin / Sarah Cullen
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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Energy systems engineer Sarah Cullen on the break up of the ESB, the impacts of extreme weather, the power of trade associations, and the case for a Department of Energy: a critique of how energy policy is made in Ireland.
Sarah Cullen has worked in solar, nuclear, and public consultation.
She co-founded the group 18 for 0 which calls for the government to commission science-based models of how to decarbonise Ireland’s energy system and to consider all available technologies including nuclear power.
This interview was recorded in person on the 4th of September