16 June 2021 Better incentives need to be in place for Irish beef and dairy farmers to reduce their environmental impact, an Oireachtas Committee heard yesterday. Speaking before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action (JOCCA), Coalition Policy Coordinator for Stop Climate Chaos, Sadhbh O’Neill, said that “compensatory measures” should Read more…
9 March 2021 Food systems accounted for 34 per cent of all greenhouse gas emissions in 2015, according to a new study. 71 per cent of these emissions came from agriculture and associated land use and land-use change activities (LULUC), which include deforestation and land degradation. The study published yesterday Read more…
10 December 2020 Climate groups have warned that the recently published Ag Climatise roadmap will fail to deliver the necessary agriculture emission cuts. The blueprint for the largest emitting sector achieving climate neutrality was published yesterday by the Department of Agriculture and envisions a “climate neutral food system compatible with Read more…
16 October 2020 The new 2030 Agri-Food Strategy must “shift away” from intensive agricultural practices, according to environmental groups. The Environmental Pillar and the Sustainable Water Network (SWAN) called for a complete overhaul of food production on World Food Day, an international day of recognition for the need to “grow, Read more…
February 14th, 2019 International analysis indicates that the Irish beef and dairy industry may not be as carbon efficient as once thought. As reported in The Independent this week, a study from the Wageningen University in the Netherlands found that Irish GHG emissions per kg of milk are the fourth highest Read more…