Environment
The global warming effect of methane could be overestimated by as much as three or four times,...
"We have no time to waste, now the real work begins," the Green Party said, as Ireland’s...
The climate bill has been passed by the Seanad today and will now go to President Michael D. Higgins to be signed into law.
Agri Politics
This week, on Wednesday (July 14) in particular, there will be significant developments in the area of climate-related legislation.
The Seanad has today (Friday, July 9) passed the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021.
Ryan has introduced amendments to the climate bill to give the "minister the ability to designate how carbon budgets are accounted for".
Minister Eamon Ryan has stressed that agriculture "has to play its part in real emissions reductions - not just removals and sequestration".
Minister Ryan said he intends to accept two amendments that will allow recognition for carbon removals as part of sectoral targets.
Back in October, the government published its draft of the Climate Action Bill, the first step in the country becoming climate neutral.
Meeting the envisaged emission reduction target set out in the climate bill could require investment of €20 billion annually.
The Dáil has tonight (Wednesday, June 16) voted in favour of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021.
Agri-Business
Up to 85 farmers turned out in support of an Irish Farmers' Association's (IFA) protest, which is...
O’Rourke has said that it is "extremely disappointing" that Ryan was "refusing to accept any opposition amendments" to the climate bill.
With a total of 239 amendments tabled, the new climate bill has undergone its first round of committee stage scrutiny this week.
The new climate bill is continuing its Oireachtas journey this week, and is scheduled to be discussed at its third stage tomorrow.
Yesterday evening (Wednesday, May 12) the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 was voted to committee stage.
Forestry
"Evolving land use models incorporating forestry are creating carbon-smart agriculture," according to Green Party TD Francis Noel Duffy.
Barry Cowen has described the "argument" that agriculture "must simply reduce the national herd to play its role" as "lazy and absurd".
Climate bill "scaremongering" was slammed by a number of TDs this week as the legislation was introduced to the Dáil for second stage debate.
