Environment
Biogenic methane to be taken into account in revised Climate Action Bill
Government and the Climate Change Advisory Council must take account of biogenic methane in setting emission targets under climate budgets...
Environment
Government and the Climate Change Advisory Council must take account of biogenic methane in setting emission targets under climate budgets...
Environment
In a move that will help tackle one of the “biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate crisis”, major...
Environment
A lot of work is ongoing in Teagasc on the research of agriculture and its impact on the environment –...
Environment
The European Commission presented an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions today (Wednesday, October 14) – which includes its plans...
Environment
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 was published yesterday (Wednesday, October 7) and there have been...
Environment
The Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020 was published today (Wednesday, October 7) and it is expected...
Environment
A cross-border project to cut methane emissions from agriculture in Ireland and Northern Ireland is underway as part of Department...
Environment
With the government aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by (an average of) 7% per annum, farmers are under more...
Environment
Agriculture will be on a ‘lower trajectory’ when it comes to meeting Ireland’s climate targets under the programme for government,...
Environment
The “distinct characteristics” of biogenic methane will be “fully recognised” by the next government, according to the programme for government,...
Environment
The way that governments are setting targets for different greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could be “unfair, inefficient and dangerous”, according...
Environment
The parties involved in government-formation talks have been called on to closely look at how emissions from agriculture are calculated,...
Beef
“Of the 560 trillion grams [teragrams] of methane emitted to the atmosphere every year by ruminant livestock, 550 trillion grams...
Agri Politics
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar addressed the annual general meeting (AGM) of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) today, Tuesday, January 28, where...
Environment
The Government’s 2030 targets for cutting agricultural emissions will not be revised to reflect the true global warming potential of...
Beef
Livestock emissions are “completely different” than fossil fuel emissions. This is a key message laboured by Dr. Frank Mitloehner –...
Beef
Reducing methane production enhances on-farm profitability, according to the preliminary findings of a potentially game-changing international project involving Teagasc, the...
Environment
Proposals from Fine Gael to introduce a reduction target for methane would be “damaging to Ireland’s rural economy and global...