Environment
GHG emissions from the agri-sector "will range from a1% increase to a 16% decrease over the period of 2018 to 2030" according to the EPA.
The government's Climate Action Plan 2025 sets out the current state of play in relation to land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF).
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that while the fall in emissions last year has...
The Climate Change Advisory Council has said the government needs to support the rapid uptake of measures to reduce agricultural emissions.
Total emissions from the LULUCF sector are projected to increase over the period 2022 to 2030 according to the EPA
Researchers are urging for more detailed national climate goals, with distinct targets for land-based mitigation, ahead of the COP28 summit
Rural Life
The second phase of the land use review, which will be used to determine the emissions reduction target for the LULUCF, has begun.
Estimates of emissions and removals from the LULUCF sector are "highly uncertain", according to the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC).
EU Nature Restoration Law must have a dedicated funding mechanism that can support the measures involved in the long-term, the IFA said.
Agri-Business
The initial report on the government's land use review recommends food security be used to assess sustainable food production in Ireland.
Ireland has to cut livestock numbers by 30%, plant 875,000ha of forestry and carry out significant rewetting to meet climate change targets.
Forestry
The EU Council and the European Parliament have reached an agreement on increasing the carbon removal contribution of the LULUCF sector.
Finalising the emissions ceiling for Land-use, Land-use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector has been deferred for 18 months.
EU environment ministers have confirmed a target for removing emissions in the land use, land use change and forestry sector.
MEPs have backed a proposal to increase the target for greenhouse gas (GHG) removals through carbon sinks by 2030.
The emissions generated from Irish agriculture need to fall by 30% on 1990 levels by 2030, according to John Muldowney.
The Irish agriculture sector needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, according to Dan Burgar Kuzelickio of the European Commission.
Agri Politics
Farmers might have to take part in a range of new schemes in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions post-2020.
A new regulation is making its way through the European Parliament which is aimed at reducing emissions from the land use and forestry sector post-2020.
