Rural Life
The deployment of financing for climate adaptation in Ireland "is below what is required to address the escalating risks".
Environment
Urgent action on biodiversity is needed from the Irish government, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council's (CCAC) annual review.
The Climate Change Advisory Council has today (September 3) called on the government to improve supports for solar photovoltaic (PV).
The government is being urged to provide funding and support to ensure Ireland is "much better prepared" for extreme weather events.
Ireland is facing "staggering payments" of between €8 and €26 billion to other EU member states if climate targets are missed.
A new study appears to suggest that more work is needed to "co-create" farm adaptation solutions on climate resilience.
Teagasc said that it will be "very challenging" for the agriculture sector to meet its GHG emissions reduction target of 25% by 2030.
Ireland will need to phase out the use of harmful fossil fuels by 2039 if the country is to meet climate targets, the CCAC has said.
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that while the fall in emissions last year has...
An Taisce is urging the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) "to follow the science on agricultural emission reductions".
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) said the government must be proactive on ensuring there are sufficient supplies of protected urea.
The government is not implementing climate policy fast enough, according to the chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council.
The CCAC has called for swift action to support people and communities this winter by addressing Ireland's dependence on fossil fuels.
Agri Politics
While the agreed sectoral emissions reduction targets are an "important milestone", the announced figures are problematic, the CCAC said.
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has launched a public consultation on the proposed carbon budget programme.
Forestry
Forestry has the potential to deliver 300 million tonnes of additional carbon dioxide (CO2)...
The way methane is treated is "probably not appropriate", according to the chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council.
Beef
It is totally unacceptable that the suckler sector is targeted while the dairy sector that has seen massive growth gets a free pass.
Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, has given his reaction to the Climate Change Advisory Council's controversial recommendation.
It is "overly simplistic" to advise that suckler numbers be reduced to mitigate climate change, according to the ICSA.
Land "released" from proposed suckler reduction measures must not be used for more intensive activities, according to the climate council.
Proposals in the recently published Climate Change Advisory Council report have been criticised as being "based on flawed logic" by the IFA.
Ireland must reduce its suckler herd as part of its climate change efforts, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council.
