Environment
'Ireland's trading scheme emissions down overall...but food emissions up' - EPA
Ireland’s emissions from the 103 stationary facilities in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme were down by 4.8% in 2017 compared...
Environment
Ireland’s emissions from the 103 stationary facilities in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme were down by 4.8% in 2017 compared...
Environment
Nationwide monitoring of private water supplies “is poor” and may be putting “people’s health at risk”, an Environmental Protection Agency...
Environment
The Citizens’ Assembly has voiced overwhelming support for a tax on greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, with 89% of members...
Environment
Calls for farmers to pay for greenhouse gas emissions produced by on-farm activities have been heavily criticised by Independent TD,...
Environment
Ireland’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions target for 2030 will be finalised later today, as the EU’s environment ministers gather for...
Opinion
I sat in on two environmental conferences during the month of September. Both events saw numerous speakers endorse the principles...
Dairy
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture increased by 1.5% in 2015 (0.30 MtCO2eq), a report by the Environmental Protection Agency...
Environment
Greenhouse gases from the agriculture, forestry and fishing sector have overtaken the emissions from industry, according to the latest statistics...
Environment
A new study from McDonald’s UK has identified six simple measures that can help beef farmers reduce their carbon footprint...
Tillage
Ireland is underestimating the amount of land in arable production and is thus also underestimating its greenhouse gas emissions, according...
Dairy
The climate change agreement, about to be finalised in Paris, will force the Irish dairy and beef industries to dramatically...
Environment
Agricultural accounts for 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union, according to the European Commissioner for Agriculture...