Strategic Supply Chain Issues & Ireland’s Energy Transition

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This paper expands on the findings of the NESC Council Report International Trade Dependencies and the Energy Transition (No.169). It explores strategic supply chain issues that are central to the successful delivery of Ireland’s climate and energy objectives – while Ireland possesses abundant natural resources for renewable energy, particularly in the form of wind, our capacity to develop and deploy these resources at scale is increasingly shaped by global supply chain dynamics, geopolitical developments, and international trade relations. The cost, availability, and sustainability of key technologies and resources such as wind turbines, solar panels, and biofuels are not solely determined by national policies, but by cross-border supply chains, trade policy developments at EU-level, and evolving international regulatory frameworks.