"Green" policies are destroying this country

My logic is that we can only control certain things and we can take a pragmatic stand against fracking but cannot control the UK gas supply

We 'cannot use our own gas' because we have a clear strategy to focus on renewables. There is no benefit to Ireland from further Gas exploration

Doesn't compute.

Firstly where we're using gas coming from the UK which is derived from natural gas, LNG and fracked gas - then that is no argument against importing natural gas from sources outside the UK, because as is the case with the UK, we have no control of any imported gas supply. But by importing from places outside the UK we diversify our sources and provide security of supply.

Secondly our focus on 'renewables" recognises the need to use natural gas for the period of transition to renewable energy generation. That strategy provides no rationale for excluding the use of our own sources of natural gas. But again importantly by doing so diversify our sources and provide security of supply.

What's the link with high temperatures and "densely populated areas" with regard to climate change as opposed to any other type of area?

As you said above we have can only control certain things and the Indian government seems less than willing to tackle its own emissions, then there's little we can do to change that.

The big emitters of greenhouse gases have a major role to play in reducing /stopping climate change. Without their willingness to do so, we're all fcuked.

Wet bulb temperatures have already exceeded 35c but they did not affect densely populated areas so the death toll was low

If the WBT goes above 35c for a prolonged time (more than a few hours) in a densely populated area, the death toll will be very very high

People won't be able to cool down and will overheat, dehydrate and die even in the shade.

Wet bulb temperatures above 28c will kill vulnerable people who don't have access to air conditioning, wet bulb temperatures above 35c will kill even the most healthy young adult unless they can cool down.

https://climate.nasa.gov/ask-nasa-climate/3151/too-hot-to-handle-how-climate-change-may-make-some-places-too-hot-to-live/

OK now your analogy doesn't compute and you seem to be digging in desperation to try and justify your bizarre argument in support of only importing natural gas from the UK.

Natural gas is not "slaves". To make that analogy is deeply offensive to those who have been trafficked or enslaved.

Ireland the EU have no prohibition on imports of natural gas regardless of source

Ireland and the EU currently have no policies to stop companies from sourcing or selling natural gas. Our gas from the UK comes from a variety of sources. If we ban fracked gas - then all imports are potentially problematic.

Your belief that Ireland and the EU should have policies to stop the use, transport or selling of natural gas is in direct conflict with your previous position that natural gas is required for the period of transition to renewable energy generation

If your going to agree to import anything from the UK, then you have no argument against importing it from anywhere else.

Natural gas is natural gas regardless of where it comes from. Natural gas has been identified by the EU as essential for the period of transition to renewable energy generation. We need to divesify our sources of natural gas to ensure that.

Yeah I know how wet bulb works. The question is what's that got to do specifically with "densely populated areas"?.

What you've described can happen anywhere

do you think the EU should do nothing? the EU has targets, we are in the EU, why should we be exempt? It's 500 million people and China's biggest customer.

You said Ireland is too small to make a difference. But we're part of the EU, so we are 500 million people. Do you think the EU shouldn't be making changes to lower our carbon output?

Jesus wept. You're pretending to be offended rather than actually address the point I made

If we're going to import anything from China, then we must also allow slaves in Centra.

Got it.

Not particularly. But in other news.

I have no problem with Europe reducing CO2 emissions, but should Europe as China`s biggest customer be encentivising them to open more coal burning plants, use slave labour and environmentally unfriendly mining practices to do so for products to achieve that, which is essentially what is happening ?

Not all of Europe is following the same strategy either in making changes. The German`s are back strip mining coal and exploring for natural gas, Finland back using peat and Norway throwing around exploration licenses. In Ireland we have had a Green Party bill banning explorations (gold and silver for some unexplained reason excluded) a Green Party sponsored bill attempting to ban an E.U. recognised transitional energy source and a Green Party Minister hand sitting on a possiible find that would go some way to having us in E.U. compliance on energy security which we are presently not in compliance with. Nor will we be if the Irish Green party gets their way and LNG is banned here.

So to answer your question, it is not a case of Ireland as part of E.U.policy being too small to make a difference it`s that we are not even following E.U. ppolicy