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Oil and gas industry commits to new framework for reporting methane

November 24, 2020

In a move that will help tackle one of the “biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis”, major players in the…

Boyle: The ‘huge challenge’ of communicating in the agri-environment debate

October 21, 2020

Environment

A lot of work is ongoing in Teagasc on the research of agriculture and its impact on the environment – amid “evolving” science…

Agricultural aims outlined as EU adopts methane strategy

October 14, 2020

Environment

The European Commission presented an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions today (Wednesday, October 14) – which includes its plans for lowering levels…

Climate bill does not set emission targets for agriculture – department

October 8, 2020

Environment

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 was published yesterday (Wednesday, October 7) and there have been many questions about…

How will biogenic methane be treated under the new Climate Action Bill?

October 7, 2020

Environment

The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 was published today (Wednesday, October 7) and it is expected to bring about…

What is the ‘Meth-Abate’ cross-border project to cut methane emissions?

September 3, 2020

Environment

A cross-border project to cut methane emissions from agriculture in Ireland and Northern Ireland is underway as part of Department of Agriculture, Food…

Claims that new cattle feed additive can ‘reduce methane emissions by 60%’

July 1, 2020

Environment

With the government aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by (an average of) 7% per annum, farmers are under more pressure than ever…

Agriculture to be on ‘lower trajectory around meeting climate targets’

June 16, 2020

Environment

Agriculture will be on a ‘lower trajectory’ when it comes to meeting Ireland’s climate targets under the programme for government, according to one…

‘Distinct characteristics’ of methane to be ‘recognised’ by next government

June 15, 2020

Environment

The “distinct characteristics” of biogenic methane will be “fully recognised” by the next government, according to the programme for government, which was revealed…

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…

Next government ‘must not rush into environmental flag waving’

April 29, 2020

Environment

The parties involved in government-formation talks have been called on to closely look at how emissions from agriculture are calculated, before “rushing headlong…

‘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…

Taoiseach talks methane, new REPS and ‘BEAM II’

January 28, 2020

Agri Politics

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addressed the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) today, Tuesday, January 28, where he was questioned…

‘Too late to change’ 2030 emission targets despite methane revelation

January 23, 2020

Environment

The Government’s 2030 targets for cutting agricultural emissions will not be revised to reflect the true global warming potential of methane. That’s according…

‘It is not new carbon that we have; it is recycled carbon’ – Dr. Mitloehner on livestock-related emissions

January 19, 2020

Beef

Livestock emissions are “completely different” than fossil fuel emissions. This is a key message laboured by Dr. Frank Mitloehner – a leading global…

Methane reduction linked to better on-farm profitability

January 18, 2020

Beef

Reducing methane production enhances on-farm profitability, according to the preliminary findings of a potentially game-changing international project involving Teagasc, the Irish Cattle Breeding…

Methane reduction target would ‘reduce output and cost jobs’ – IFA

January 6, 2020

Environment

Proposals from Fine Gael to introduce a reduction target for methane would be “damaging to Ireland’s rural economy and global climate emissions”, according…

Climate action: Should methane be measured the same as carbon dioxide?

July 16, 2019

Environment

A different metric should be used to measure methane emissions for climate change policy, according to a recent paper published by the Oxford…

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