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Your Voice, Dublin's Energy Future survey
The Your Voice, Dublin’s Energy Future survey ran from May – September 2025 and asked Dubliners to tell us their views on how energy is used and produced in Dublin.
May 2025 - September 2025
About the survey
The Your Voice, Dublin’s Energy Future survey invited the public to share their views on how Dublin can move away from fossil fuels and become more energy-efficient.
Through this survey, we aimed to better understand:
- How people in Dublin feel about their energy use
- What actions people in Dublin plan to take or would like to take but feel unable to
- Who is considered most responsible for climate action and the level of confidence in those actors
- The level of support for community-based climate action
Survey results
687
fully-completed survey responses
Male: 43%,
Female: 54%,
Other: 3%
89% live in Dublin
Key statistics
Most common house type is semi-detached / end-of-terrace (44%)
41% of respondents own their home with a mortgage or loan
78% drive either sometimes or frequently
Everyday energy use
The vast majority (97%) of respondents think about their energy use either a lot of the time (62%) or sometimes (35%).
Cost and bills (44%) is the most important factor for respondents when thinking about their energy use, outranking environment and climate (28%) and comfort and warmth (27%).
Comfort and warmth was the most important factor for respondents aged 65 or over.
81%
say they have avoided turning on the heating or using appliances to save on energy bills.
89%
This figure is even higher among respondents renting from a private landlord, with 89% of this saying that have avoided turning on the heating or using appliances to save on energy bills.
46%
Within this, almost half (46%) say that they do this regularly (i.e. at least once a week)
Top 3 actions that are most important for Dublin
1. Using renewable technologies to power and heat our homes, workplaces and other buildings (61%)
2. Energy efficiency upgrades for homes and buildings (56%)
3. Better access to public transport as an alternative to car use (51%)
Actions people plan to take in the next five years
1. Switch to an energy supplier that uses renewable energy (29%).
Switch from petrol or diesel to an electric vehicle (28%).
Install renewable energy technologies (26%).
Actions people want to do but feel unable to
1. Install renewable energy technologies (36%)
2. Switch from petrol or diesel to an electric vehicle (30%)
3. Improve their home’s insultation (26%).
Top 3 benefits to moving Dublin away from fossil fuels
1. Better air quality and improved health (70%)
2. Reducing our contribution to climate change (66%)
3. More independence and security of energy supply (42%)
Acting on climate and energy
78%
At 78%, survey respondents feel that the current Government is most responsible for moving Dublin away from fossil fuels.
64%
However, 64% are not at all confident in the current Government’s ability to deliver on climate action, while just 2% say they are very confident.
68%
say they rarely or never have a say on climate action initiatives in their local community.
Survey team
Survey lead
Hannah Byrne
Communications and Engagement Coordinator
Survey lead
Hannah Byrne
Communications and Engagement Coordinator
Hannah joined the team in July 2023 and is Codema's Communications and Engagement Coordinator. Hannah holds an MSc. in Climate Change: Policy, Media and Society from DCU and a B.A. in Politics and Sociology from Maynooth University. Before joining Codema, Hannah worked for a number of years in the non-profit sector and more recently in the local government sector with a focus on digital communications and content management. Hannah also holds a Professional Diploma in Project Management from the UCD Professional Academy, and a Diploma in Digital Marketing from Irish Times Training.
Giovanna Galvani
Communications and Engagement Intern
Giovanna Galvani
Communications and Engagement Intern
Giovanna joined Codema as Communications and Engagement Intern in June 2025. She holds a BA in Journalism from Cásper Líbero Faculty (2019) and is currently pursuing a MSc in Climate Change: Policy, Media and Society at Dublin City University as a GOI-IES Scholar. She moved from São Paulo to Dublin to specialize in climate communications and policy, but her professional background primarily lies in journalism, where she worked as a reporter and producer with a focus on digital content and strategies for prominent Brazilian media organizations.
Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Executive Manager - Communications and Marketing
Suzanne Fitzpatrick
Executive Manager - Communications and Marketing
Suzanne is Executive Manager of Codema's Communications and Marketing team and has been with Codema since 2009. She oversees all aspects of communications, including PR strategy, media management, event planning and digital media. Suzanne led Codema's recent rebranding and digital refresh and played a key role in developing award-winning initiatives like Think Energy and the Home Energy Saving Kit. Before joining Codema, Suzanne worked in journalism and PR, including nearly five years at Newstalk 106-108FM. She holds a BA in Journalism, a Diploma in PR and Event Management, an Executive Diploma in Digital Marketing and a Certificate in Internal Communications.
Katie Harrington
Executive Manager - Public and Stakeholder Engagement
Katie Harrington
Executive Manager - Public and Stakeholder Engagement
Katie joined the team in July 2020 and is Codema’s Executive Manager in the area of Public and Stakeholder Engagement. Katie is responsible for leading all public engagement projects within Codema such as developing a comprehensive community engagement process to support the development of Decarbonising Zones. Katie is the lead on the Zero Together project, which has involved engaging a diverse group of stakeholders to collaborate on the best pathways to move Dublin towards net-zero. Katie holds a BSc in Marketing from DIT, a postgraduate diploma in Digital Marketing from the Digital Marketing Institute and a MSc in Climate Change: Policy, Media and Society from DCU.
Katia Tikhoniouk
Communications and Project Manager
Katia Tikhoniouk
Communications and Project Manager
Katia joined Codema in 2016. She holds a Masters of Architecture from UCD, a Certificate in Project Management, and diplomas in Digital Marketing and Graphic Design. She has written for the Independent, Passive House Plus and Architecture Ireland. Within the Project Funding & Facilitation team, Katia acted as Internal Communications Manager of the HeatNet NWE project, as well as the coordinator of the Sustainable Energy Communities programme in the Dublin & Mid-East Region. Within the Awareness, Communications & Engagement team, her responsibilities include the implementation of Codema’s branding, graphic design of materials, and assisting with social media and website management.