Environment
Oxford research: Livestock emission calculations could be 'unfair and inefficient'
The way that governments are setting targets for different greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be “unfair, inefficient and dangerous”, according...
Environment
The way that governments are setting targets for different greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be “unfair, inefficient and dangerous”, according...
Dairy
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the dairy industry decreased by 3% in 2019, according to figures from the Environmental Protection...
Beef
“Of the 560 trillion grams [teragrams] of methane emitted to the atmosphere every year by ruminant livestock, 550 trillion grams...
Agri-Business
Going vegan for one year is the equivalent of one transatlantic flight. Therefore, the gains of going vegan aren’t as...
Agri-Business
Two-thirds of the total global agricultural land area is only suitable for livestock production. This is according to Prof. Tommy...
Dairy
The potential for Ireland’s hedgerows and grasslands to be acknowledged as carbon sinks on farms proved to be a major...
Dairy
Although Irish dairy farmers are the most environmentally sustainable food producers in the world, agriculture accounts for 33% of our...
Agri Politics
Some 400 tractors have gathered in The Hague – the political capital of the Netherlands – to protest the “negative...
Environment
In the early days agriculture had 37% of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for Ireland and, now-a-days, it’s 33%...
Environment
Methane and nitrous oxide are the two main gases associated with agriculture. Nitrogen (N) is used to feed the animals...
Environment
2016 data indicates that beef contributed 44% of the emissions; dairy – 56%, but by 2030 dairy will be two-thirds...
Environment
The €500 million Climate Action Fund is one of four funds established under the National Development Plan 2018-2027. The fund...
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...
Environment
In 2009, the EU adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) which for the first time mandated that 10% of the...
Agri-Business
One of the attractions of ethanol is that it can be produced from either grain or sugar beet – the...
Environment
E10 is a fuel mixture of 10% anhydrous ethanol and 90% gasoline that can be used in the internal combustion...
Agri Politics
Under the new Climate Action Plan the enterprise sector is being tasked with reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 10-15%...
Environment
Greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture are predicted to “increase steadily” over the coming years, according to the Environmental Protection Agency...