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‘Action on climate change is not a choice – it’s a must’

November 16, 2018

“Everyone has to put their shoulders to the wheel when it comes to reducing climate change.” These were the opening words from Commissioner…

Economic reality is ‘no less valid’ than environmental reality

November 13, 2018

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It has been called for the economic reality of climate change targets to be treated with as much seriousness as the scientific and…

‘Increasing carbon taxes will have a strong role to play’

November 12, 2018

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Increasing carbon taxes will have a strong role to play in responding to climate change and we need to set a trajectory for…

Farmers must now ‘build resilience’ to extreme weather events

November 8, 2018

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It has been stressed that farmers need to “build resilience” into their farming systems if extreme weather events are to become the new…

By 2050 global aviation emissions could surge by 700%

November 5, 2018

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Someone flying from London to New York and back generates roughly the same level of emissions as the average person in the EU…

‘Farmers not unfairly targeted in carbon footprint agenda’ – Hogan

October 31, 2018

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Agriculture is “not being unfairly targeted” in the ongoing challenge to reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions, the EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural…

Farming in an evolving world: Climate change seminar next week

October 25, 2018

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A special seminar on the relationship between climate change and agriculture is set to be held by the National Rural Network next week.…

BNM memo: Peat volumes to power plants to decline by up to 50% from December 2019

October 24, 2018

Agri-Business

Peat volumes to ESB West Offaly Power Station in Shannonbridge and Lough Ree Power Station in Lanesborough will decline by approximately 50% from…

Climate change: ‘More forestry needed on farms – particularly dairy’

October 23, 2018

Dairy

Irish agriculture must embrace climate change from a positive perspective and incorporate new methods of mitigation into everyday sustainable farming, according to Teagasc…

Farmers focus on efficiency ‘dovetails’ with climate change report

October 10, 2018

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“Ireland’s focus on improving efficiency in the agriculture sector dovetails with key proposals contained in the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report.”…

‘CO2 reductions cannot be borne by agriculture alone’

October 9, 2018

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The European Parliament has voted in favour of a 40% reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from passenger cars and vans by 2030.…

1.5° climate warming impacts ‘far greater than previously thought’

October 8, 2018

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A limit of 1.5° in global warming is feasible – but will still have far greater implications than previously thought, according to the…

‘We can achieve target of 70% renewable electricity by 2030’

October 3, 2018

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Ireland can achieve a target of producing 70% of its electricity through renewable energy sources by 2030, according to the CEO of the…

Climate change: ‘Society may not stand for continued expansion’

September 27, 2018

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One of Ireland’s foremost climatologists has cautioned Irish farmers against continued aggressive expansion of cow numbers going into the future, as climate change…