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EU Parliament Environment Committee votes to increase climate targets

September 14, 2020

The European Parliament’s Environment Committee has voted to make climate neutrality mandatory in EU law by 2050, and to increase emissions reduction targets…

Oxford professor calls on EU to change methane calculation definition

August 6, 2020

Environment

The European Commission has been called on by an Oxford University professor to change its methods of calculating methane emissions in order to…

Parties ‘conscious of limitations’ on production-based emissions

June 19, 2020

Environment

The three parties involved in government formation – Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party – agreed in the Programme for Government…

Oxford research: Livestock emission calculations could be ‘unfair and inefficient’

May 8, 2020

Environment

The way that governments are setting targets for different greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be “unfair, inefficient and dangerous”, according to researchers at…

Dairy industry emissions decrease by 3% in 2019

April 23, 2020

Dairy

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the dairy industry decreased by 3% in 2019, according to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Yesterday,…

‘Of the 560 trillion grams of methane emitted every year, 550 are removed’

February 21, 2020

Beef

“Of the 560 trillion grams [teragrams] of methane emitted to the atmosphere every year by ruminant livestock, 550 trillion grams are removed.” That…

‘Going vegan for 1 year is the equivalent of 1 transatlantic flight’

February 18, 2020

Agri-Business

Going vegan for one year is the equivalent of one transatlantic flight. Therefore, the gains of going vegan aren’t as big as people…

‘Two-thirds of agricultural land area is only suitable for livestock production’

February 18, 2020

Agri-Business

Two-thirds of the total global agricultural land area is only suitable for livestock production. This is according to Prof. Tommy Boland of University…

‘Hedgerows sequester 50% more carbon than forestry’ – Dr. Paddy Wall

February 4, 2020

Dairy

The potential for Ireland’s hedgerows and grasslands to be acknowledged as carbon sinks on farms proved to be a major talking point at…

How can the EBI reduce our environmental impact on Irish dairy farms?

December 13, 2019

Dairy

Although Irish dairy farmers are the most environmentally sustainable food producers in the world, agriculture accounts for 33% of our greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Around 400 tractors descend on Dutch capital to protest ‘negative image’

October 1, 2019

Agri Politics

Some 400 tractors have gathered in The Hague – the political capital of the Netherlands – to protest the “negative image” that farmers…

‘GHG emissions decrease in agriculture because of increase in transport’

September 8, 2019

Environment

In the early days agriculture had 37% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for Ireland and, now-a-days, it’s 33% – this is…

How methane and nitrogen are entwined in the climate action debate

September 5, 2019

Environment

Methane and nitrous oxide are the two main gases associated with agriculture. Nitrogen (N) is used to feed the animals while methane forms…

‘By 2030 dairy will be two-thirds of absolute emissions in agriculture’ – Teagasc

September 4, 2019

Environment

2016 data indicates that beef contributed 44% of the emissions; dairy – 56%, but by 2030 dairy will be two-thirds of the absolute…

Delivering innovate projects to reduce GHG emissions under Project Ireland 2040

August 1, 2019

Environment

The €500 million Climate Action Fund is one of four funds established under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. The fund will support the…

‘Department will encourage actions that assist in meeting GHG targets’ – Creed

July 29, 2019

Agri Politics

The all-of-Government plan to tackle climate breakdown identifies a series of actions for the agriculture, forestry and land-use sector that will contribute to…