Agri-Business
Agricultural buildings can be excluded from an EU directive to help reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions from the building sector.
Environment
The European Parliament has adopted its position on reducing emissions of methane from the EU energy generation sector.
Concern has been raised that a proposed EU law on energy sector methane will be undermined through amendments that create "loopholes".
MEPs in two committees of the European Parliament have adopted a proposal to cut emissions of methane from the energy generation sector.
Agriculture is "not being unfairly targeted" in the challenge to reduce Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions, Commissioner Phil Hogan has said.
