“Wartime measures” may ultimately be needed to curb the use of fossil oil on Europe’s roads and drive momentum towards climate-friendly alternatives such…
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten has published Ireland’s first statutory National Adaptation Framework (NAF) – which includes a €10 million fund for…
Calls for farmers to pay for greenhouse gas emissions produced by on-farm activities have been heavily criticised by Independent TD, Michael Fitzmaurice. Yesterday,…
Farmers will continue to suffer the cost of extreme weather events, unless greater strides are made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture,…
Future agricultural policy must have an environmental and climate change framework in order to be acceptable, according to the Minister of State for Food,…
Agriculture makes the greatest contribution to Ireland’s emissions, despite the industry managing to cut releases to below the peak levels seen in 1990, according…
The potential benefits of introducing seaweed to the diets of cattle deserve to be seriously looked at, according to Independent TD, Michael Fitzmaurice.…
Environmental NGOs are engaged in a continuous campaign of undermining the agri-food sector, according to IFA Environment Chairman, Thomas Cooney. Cooney has accused…
The Addressing Climate Change in Irish Agriculture conference today heard that a substantial and coordinated effort is required from across the Irish agri-food…
