{"id":74,"date":"2021-11-16T09:44:49","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T09:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diplomat.ie\/?p=74"},"modified":"2021-11-16T09:44:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T09:44:49","slug":"minister-ryan-announces-that-ireland-has-joined-the-beyond-oil-gas-alliance-boga-to-lead-the-transition-away-from-global-oil-and-gas-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomat.ie\/index.php\/2021\/11\/16\/minister-ryan-announces-that-ireland-has-joined-the-beyond-oil-gas-alliance-boga-to-lead-the-transition-away-from-global-oil-and-gas-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister Ryan announces that Ireland has joined the Beyond Oil &#038; Gas Alliance (BOGA) to lead the transition away from global oil and gas production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan T.D., joined other governments in a landmark announcement at COP26 today to launch the Beyond Oil &amp; Gas Alliance (BOGA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">BOGA is a first-of-its-kind alliance of governments that are determined to set an end date for oil and gas exploration and extraction. The alliance is seeking to curtail new licensing and undertake other measures to phase out oil and gas production in line with the existing Paris Agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ireland joined other nations and sub-nations \u2013 Costa Rica (co-chair); Denmark (co-chair); France; Greenland; Quebec; Sweden; Wales; California; and New Zealand \u2013 in making today\u2019s milestone announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking at the launch of BOGA Minister Ryan said: \u201cIreland is leading the way in incentivising the transition to renewable energy and putting ourselves on a pathway to net zero, by legislating to keep fossil fuels in the ground. The decision we have made today, to join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance, sends a powerful message that we are moving irrevocably away from fossil fuels towards a renewable future \u2013 both in Ireland and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThrough the Climate Act 2021, Ireland has closed the door on new exploration activities for oil and gas. There is no longer a legal basis for granting new licences. In line with Irish Government policy of keeping fossil fuels in the ground, we are also currently legislating to prohibit exploration for and extraction of coal, lignite and oil shale. 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