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Energy in Ireland 1990 – 2004. Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. Energy Policy Statistical Support Unit (EPSSU). Collect, process and publish energy statistics
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Energy in Ireland 1990 – 2004 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Energy Policy Statistical Support Unit (EPSSU) • Collect, process and publish energy statistics • Conduct statistical and economicanalyses of energy services and sustainable energy options • Contribute to the development and promulgation of appropriate sustainability indicators
“Upstream”CO2 emissions On-site CO2 emissions CO2 Emissions from Industry
Sensitivity to price changes w.r.t. costs • 96% of industrial GVA (€34 billion) in 2001 was produced by enterprises spending less than 4% of their direct costs on energy. These account for 61% of enegy-related CO2 and 96% of industrial employment • 211 enterprises (4%) have energy costs in excess of 5% of their direct costs (34% of CO2 emissions). • 10 enterprises with energy bill greater than 20% of costs, account for 15% of energy expenditure, 18% of energy-related emissions, 0.5% of GVA and 0.5% of employment. • 97% of industrial GVA was generated by enterprises for which fuel costs represented no more than 2% of direct costs. A total 14 firms have a fuel to direct cost ratio of more than 10%. These 14 accounted for 34% of fuel related CO2 emissions.
Renewable Energy Contribution to Gross Electricity Consumption target 2010 13.2% 2004 5.1%
Conclusion Energy growth decoupling from economic growth – efficiency (transport being the exception) CO2 emissions decoupling from energy growth – fuel switching Transport and Services the fastest growing sectors Import dependency at 87% The energy bill of most manufacturing companies represents a very small proportion of their cost base.
Energy in Ireland 1990 – 2004 Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications, Marine and Natural Resources Thank you.