Concerns have been raised about the transition away from NI's last coal fired power station.
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"In terms of fossil fuels coal is the absolute worst in terms of greenhouse gas emissions so we have to phase out coal as quickly and as equitably as we can," he said. "So we have the Moyle interconnector to Scotland but will that hold up? We had problems with it in 2017 when it was down for months and it was reduced by half its capacity," he said.
By contrast, in the Republic of Ireland in March, Environment Minister and Green Party TD Eamon Ryan stood up in the Dáil to bring forward emergency legislation to allow construction of two rapid start, gas fired power stations to keep the lights on this winter.
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