Something I find slightly comical is how so many people will say that it isn’t worth it to add

solar energy to your home because it takes too long for the system to “pay itself off”. If you

save up the money and have a system installed you suddenly have a tiny utility bill, if any

bill at all. To me it’s a simple cash-flow equation.

Focus on carbon ‘missing the point’

The focus on reducing carbon emissions has blinded us to the real problem – unsustainable lifestyles, says Eamon O’Hara. In this week’s Green Room, he argues that bigger problems await us unless we shift our efforts.