Opinion
COP 26: The ‘methane genie’ is well and truly out of the bottle
I don’t like saying ‘I told you so’ but the COP 26 event will go down in the history books,...
Opinion
I don’t like saying ‘I told you so’ but the COP 26 event will go down in the history books,...
Environment
Ireland will sign up to a global pledge to cut emissions of methane by 30% by 2030, according to reports....
Dairy
The European Parliament will meet next week when MEPs will vote on a European Commission strategy to reduce methane emissions....
N.Ireland
Farm trials investigating the potential of willow to reduce livestock methane emissions are to begin in Northern Ireland in the...
N.Ireland
Lack of investment in Northern Ireland’s waste infrastructure has left the industry emitting higher volumes of environmentally-damaging greenhouse gases, such...
Environment
The US and the EU have agreed to aim to cut global emissions of methane by a third by 2030,...
N.Ireland
Belfast-based livestock monitoring technology company CattleEye has closed a $2.5 million (€2.1 million) seed investment round. The money has come...
Dairy
Selective breeding can reduce the methane intensity of dairy cows by up to 24% by 2050 through establishing an economic...
Environment
Targets to reduce methane emissions must take the food security of each nation into account according to a new study...
Rural Life
Independent TD Denis Naughten has said that he will seek an amendment to the Climate Action Bill later in the...
Agri Politics
The climate change submission to government by Ireland’s Beef Plan Movement (BPM) highlights the use of new feed additives as...
Agri Politics
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has three key requests as part of its stance on the Climate Action Bill that...
Dairy
A new strategic partnership aims to tackle methane emissions in the dairy industry – through the use of methane-reducing “masks”...
Environment
A biogas plant which will produce biomethane to power 10 trucks is set to go live in Northern Ireland in...
Dairy
Adding a negative economic value for methane could facilitate a substantial reduction in methane emissions while maintaining an increase in...
Agri Politics
Sacrificing the national herd “at the alter of climate change” would have “no net gain” because Irish agriculture is among...
Beef
The target set out in the draft Agri-Food Strategy 2030 for reducing biogenic methane by a minimum of 10% by 2030...
Beef
A methane reduction of up to 40% is achievable for Irish beef production – which would have “significant positive benefits”,...