Editing Republic of Ireland (section)

===Energy===
{{Main|Energy in Ireland}}
[[File:IMG WindfarmKilmuck1920.jpg|thumb|A wind farm in [[County Wexford]]]]
[[ESB Electric Ireland|ESB]], [[Bord Gáis Energy]] and [[Airtricity]] are the three main electricity and gas suppliers in Ireland. There are 19.82&nbsp;billion cubic metres of proven reserves of gas.<ref name="CIA"/><ref>Bord Gáis (2006). [http://www.bgeuk.ie/corporate/index.jsp?1nID=93&2nID=97&3nID=354&nID=364 Natural Gas In Ireland.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227055815/http://www.bgeuk.ie/corporate/index.jsp?1nID=93&2nID=97&3nID=354&nID=364 |date=27 February 2012}} Gas and the Environment. Retrieved 8 August 2006.</ref> Natural gas extraction previously occurred at the [[Kinsale Head gas field|Kinsale Head]] until its exhaustion. The [[Corrib gas field]] was due to come on stream in 2013/14.<!--status?--> In 2012, the [[Barryroe]]<!--status?--> field was confirmed to have up to 1.6&nbsp;billion barrels of oil in reserve, with between 160 and 600&nbsp;million recoverable.<ref>[http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0726/1224320827565.html Providence hits high as potential oil yield revised]. ''The Irish Times '' (26 July 2012). Retrieved 16 July 2013. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221061641/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2012/0726/1224320827565.html |date=21 December 2012}}</ref> That could provide for Ireland's entire energy needs for up to 13 years, when it is developed in 2015/16.

There have been significant efforts to increase the use of renewable and sustainable forms of energy in Ireland, particularly in [[Wind power in the Republic of Ireland|wind power]], with 3,000 MegaWatts<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/solar-energy-ireland-2-2709329-Apr2016/|title=Ireland's state power supplier is planning a major leap into solar energy |website=TheJournal.ie|date=11 April 2016 |access-date=30 July 2017|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731024852/http://www.thejournal.ie/solar-energy-ireland-2-2709329-Apr2016/|url-status=live}}</ref> of [[wind farm]]s being constructed, some for the purpose of export.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0717/329463-wind-farm-firm-to-create-2-000-jobs-by-2018/ Wind farm firm to create 2,000 jobs by 2018 – RTÉ News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022054906/http://www.rte.ie/news/2012/0717/329463-wind-farm-firm-to-create-2-000-jobs-by-2018/ |date=22 October 2014 }}. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 16 July 2013.</ref> The [[Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland]] (SEAI) has estimated that 6.5% of Ireland's 2011 energy requirements were produced by renewable sources.<ref>{{citation|title=Renewable Energy in Ireland 2011|work=Energy Policy Statistical Support Unit, 2012 Report|page=3|publisher=Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland|date=June 2012|url= http://www.seai.ie/Publications/Statistics_Publications/Renewable_Energy_in_Ireland_2011.pdf|access-date=5 August 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131115181705/http://www.seai.ie/Publications/Statistics_Publications/Renewable_Energy_in_Ireland_2011.pdf|archive-date=15 November 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The SEAI has also reported an increase in energy efficiency in Ireland with a 28% reduction in carbon emissions per house from 2005 to 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Ireland on course to meet Kyoto emissions targets|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/energy-and-resources/Ireland-on-course-to-meet-Kyoto-emissions-target-1.1631207|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219214200/http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/energy-and-resources/ireland-on-course-to-meet-kyoto-emissions-targets-1.1631207|url-status=dead|author=Mark Paul|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=18 December 2013|access-date=19 December 2013|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>

In 2021, Ireland was the 24th largest wind energy producer in the world and the 3rd ranked in 2020 on a per capita basis.<ref>{{cite web |title=RENEWABLE CAPACITY STATISTICS 2022 |url=https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2022/Apr/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2022.pdf |website=irena.org |access-date=31 December 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411111224/https://irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2022/Apr/IRENA_RE_Capacity_Statistics_2022.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>