Environment
CCAC: Govt needs to support reduction in agricultural emissions
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has said that the government needs to urgently support and incentivise the rapid uptake...
LULUCF
Environment
LULUCF sector emissions projected to 'increase' by 2030
Total emissions from the LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) sector are projected to increase over the period...
Environment
Study: Distinct targets needed for land-based mitigation
Researchers are urging for more detailed national climate goals, with distinct targets for land-based mitigation, separate from actions in other...
Rural Life
Land use review phase 2 now underway
The second phase of the land use review, which will be used to determine the emissions reduction target for the...
Environment
Emissions estimates for LULUCF sector 'highly uncertain' - CCAC
Estimates of emissions and removals from the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector are “highly uncertain”, according...
Environment
EU Nature Restoration Law 'not achievable' if funded by CAP
The targets outlined in the EU Nature Restoration Law will not be met if the measures involved are to be...
Agri-Business
Land use review: Food security could help assess sustainability
The initial report on the government’s land use review has recommended that a measurement of food security be used to...
Environment
Study: Climate target needs livestock cut, more trees and rewetting
Ireland will need to cut livestock numbers by up to 30%, plant up to 875,000ha of forestry and carry out...
Forestry
Council and parliament agree carbon removal target for LULUCF
The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement on increasing the contribution of...
Environment
Decision on emissions cut for LULUCF sector deferred
Finalising the emissions ceiling for the Land-use, Land-use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector has been deferred for 18 months to...
Forestry
EU Council confirms target for land use and forestry emission removals
Environment ministers from EU member states have confirmed a target for removing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the land use,...
Forestry
MEPs vote to increase 2030 target for carbon sink GHG removals
MEPs have backed a proposal to increase the target for greenhouse gas (GHG) removals through carbon sinks by 2030. The...
Environment
'Spending and policy change needed to see ag emissions targets fall'
The emissions generated from Irish agriculture need to fall by 30% on 1990 levels by 2030, according to the Department...
Environment
Why land use changes could help Irish farmers reduce greenhouse gas emission targets
The Irish agricultural sector needs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, according to European Commission’s Dan Burgar...
Agri Politics
New schemes could be on the horizon for farmers to reduce emissions
Farmers might have to take part in a range of new schemes in order to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
Agri Politics
What is the LULUCF regulation and why should farmers be aware of it?
A new regulation is making its way through the European Parliament which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...