Environment
The first Progress Report on the Climate Action Plan 2021 was published by the government today...
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 is officially in place after President Higgins signed bill into law today
Agri Politics
The climate action bill has hit another milestone tonight (Wednesday, July 14) as it nears the end of its Oireachtas journey.
An Taisce is calling on the Dáil to pass the climate bill this evening (Wednesday, July 14) "without last Friday's amendments".
The climate bill has been "compromised" by the "last minute" government amendments introduced last week, according to the Social Democrats.
Dairy News
The NDC has called for clarity and visibility in the way sectoral emissions targets are set in the climate bill which is due to be passed this week.
Minister Charlie McConalogue has indicated in the strongest possible terms, that the national herd will not be cut in the wake of the Climate Action Bill.
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In a comprehensive sit-down interview with Agriland journalist Richard Halloren and the minister discussed climate bill and carbon credits
Irish farmers haven't received the recognition for their efforts on climate action to date that...
Emission savings brought about by sequestering carbon "won't automatically be assigned to the...
The Beef Plan Movement (BPM) has welcomed Minister Eamon Ryan's decision to accept two amendments to the Climate Bill regarding carbon sequestration.
Senator Paul Daly said it is important to give credit to the agri-sector for the greenhouse gas that land, trees and hedgerows sequester
"Asking a farmer to make changes and asking a multinational to make changes [is] not comparable," according to senator Erin McGreehan.
"We are not obliged to feed 40 million or 50 million people - but we are obliged to meet our climate targets," according to Minister Hackett.
Rural Life
The lack of input from farm organisations on the climate bill when it was being debated at committee has been labelled as "very unusual".
An independent TD has criticised his fellow Dáil members from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael who voted for the Climate Action Bill.
Denis Naughten has said that he will seek an amendment to the climate bill later in the year to allow different treatment for methane.
The Climate action bill which was passed through the Dáil last night (Wednesday, June 16) "did not...
TDs have "turned their backs on rural Ireland and on family farms" by voting through the Climate...
The government's move on the Climate Action Bill "could have serious repercussions for the implementation of the legislation", the IFA says.
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) has written to TDs...
A group of TDs has claimed that the Climate Action Bill "blatantly attacks the fabric of rural Ireland and our democracy" in its current form.
Members of the IFA are set to protest at the Convention Centre on Wednesday of this week against the passage of the Climate Action Bill.
