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Signpost Programme: Agri industry sought to participate

November 20, 2020

All milk processors and co-ops, as well as the beef and sheep industry, are to be invited to participate in the initial stages…

How will the Signpost programme engage all Irish farmers?

November 20, 2020

Environment

The Teagasc Signpost Programme will see the agricultural authority mobilise all of its advisors and teachers to engage with both farmers and students…

Teagasc Signpost Programme launched to spearhead farmer climate action

November 11, 2020

Environment

Teagasc is launching a new “Signpost Programme” which will be a multi-annual campaign to prompt climate action by all Irish farmers. The Teagasc…

Hackett ‘calls for action on the Programme for Government biodiversity commitments’

November 6, 2020

Environment

Minister Pippa Hackett supported her Green Party colleagues in the Seanad yesterday (Thursday, November 6) as they endorsed the Dáil’s 2019 “declaration of…

Farmer climate commitment ‘evident’ in urea and LESS trends

October 21, 2020

Environment

Sales of protected urea have increased significantly this year – which, along with other actions, “underlines farmer commitment” to reducing emissions from agriculture,…

Agricultural aims outlined as EU adopts methane strategy

October 14, 2020

Environment

The European Commission presented an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions today (Wednesday, October 14) – which includes its plans for lowering levels…

What are ‘carbon budgets’ that agriculture will be set under the new climate bill?

October 9, 2020

Environment

Now that it has been clarified that there will not be emission targets for agriculture in the new climate bill, the focus now…

Ciaran Fitzgerald: Is the new climate bill about strategic planning…or binary tribalism?

October 8, 2020

Opinion

The publication as of yesterday (Wednesday, October 7) of the latest target-based Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020, is clearly…

Climate bill does not set emission targets for agriculture – department

October 8, 2020

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The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 was published yesterday (Wednesday, October 7) and there have been many questions about…

Climate bill: Legally-binding targets for agri will ‘probably come later’ than other sectors

October 7, 2020

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The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 was published today (Wednesday, October 7) and the government has said legally-binding targets…

‘Real frustration’ that farmers ‘get no credit for carbon sequestering on farms’

October 7, 2020

Agri Politics

While meeting the targets will be a challenge, farmers are ready to play their part, according to the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA). Reacting…

How will biogenic methane be treated under the new Climate Action Bill?

October 7, 2020

Environment

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 was published today (Wednesday, October 7) and it is expected to bring about…

Green Party welcomes publication of Climate Action Bill

October 7, 2020

Environment

The Green Party has today (Wednesday, October 7) welcomed the publication of the government’s Climate Action (Amendment) Bill 2020. Following on from targets…

European Parliament to vote on EU climate target today

October 6, 2020

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The European Parliament is to vote on EU climate targets for 2030 this evening (Tuesday, October 6). According to Reuters, “lawmakers in the…

Farmers need to be part of climate ‘solution’ – IFA

September 29, 2020

Agri Politics

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) says the upcoming Climate Action (Amendment) Bill must facilitate farmers to be part of the climate solution. In the…

LGI: 500,000 rural homeowners ‘could pay high price’ for current climate policy

September 24, 2020

Rural Life

Over half a million rural homeowners and businesses could pay a high price for Ireland’s ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to climate policy, according to Liquid…

Ban sought on advertising of petrol and diesel cars

July 1, 2020

Rural Life

The new government has been called on to ban the advertising of internal combustion engine cars from the end of 2021. Making the…

Posts Tagged: Climate Action

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