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Emissions: Stage V widens scope to cover all ‘non-road vehicles’

November 19, 2018

Limits on exhaust emissions are getting ever tighter. The start of 2019 will see the introduction of the ‘European Stage V non road…

Reducing food production could cut emissions – UK report

November 15, 2018

Environment

Reducing demand for beef, lamb and milk by changing diets could help cut back on methane and nitrous oxide emissions, according to a…

Origin Green could be labelled ‘fake news’ – Green Party chief

July 5, 2018

Environment

Origin Green – Ireland’s food and drink sustainability programme – is in danger of being labelled “fake news” by our competitors, warned Green Party…

‘Our policy of driving dairy expansion is deeply flawed’

June 28, 2018

Environment

Irish dairy farmers are being urged to prepare for unavoidable “extreme weather shocks” in the coming years, a leading climatologist has warned. In…

‘We cannot be continuously judged on our past record’

June 21, 2018

Environment

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, has said that Ireland must “redouble its sustainability efforts” in order to meet…

Projected increase of 9% in agricultural emissions by 2030

June 11, 2018

Environment

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from Irish agriculture are projected to increase by 9% relative to levels recorded in 2005 by 2030, unless significant efforts…

Growing livestock numbers to drive increase in agriculture’s GHG emissions

May 31, 2018

Environment

Growing livestock numbers – particularly in the national dairy herd – are set to drive an increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from…

Dairy giants feature on latest EPA national priority list

April 20, 2018

Environment

Two major players in the dairy processing industry on the island of Ireland feature on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) latest National Priority…

EU demands 30% cut in agri emissions by 2030 in new targets

April 19, 2018

Environment

New targets demanding the reduction of emissions coming from agriculture by 30% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, have been approved by the…

Agricultural emissions pose challenge for economic competitiveness

July 20, 2017

Agri-Business

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…

Why do engine emissions matter and what have they to do with your tractor?

January 20, 2017

Machinery

Nowadays, technical developments in modern agricultural (and other) diesel engines are driven by emissions legislation. This legislation is designed to reduce the production of harmful…

Dairy expansion drives greenhouse gas emissions up in 2015

November 10, 2016

Dairy

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture increased by 1.5% in 2015 (0.30 MtCO2eq), a report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found.…

Greenhouse gas emissions targets labelled ‘challenging’ by farm organisations

July 20, 2016

Environment

Farm organisations have labelled the news that Ireland must cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030 as “challenging” following the announcement of…

Stricter emission limits for agricultural machinery become law

July 19, 2016

Environment

The European Council approved new requirements to reduce pollutant emissions, such as dust particles and nitrogen oxides, from engines of non-road mobile machinery.…

‘Switch from suckler cows to Friesian bulls to meet climate targets’

July 15, 2016

Environment

A switch from suckling systems to dairy-calf to beef has been recommended as a key way for Ireland to meet its greenhouse gas emissions…

Key EU decision on agricultural emissions expected this month

July 7, 2016

Environment

A key EU proposals on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions is set to be announced later this month, according to the Minister for Agriculture Michael…