Environment
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) has called for "appropriate incentives and support" for farmers in meeting climate targets.
The Joint Oireachtas Committee on Environment and Climate Action will discuss the sectoral emissions ceilings with Minister Ryan tomorrow.
Agri Politics
Emissions ceilings for the next two carbon budgets will be published in the coming weeks, according to a DECC spokesperson.
The government seems to be overlooking its own legal obligations when it comes to the sectoral emissions reduction targets, An Taisce said.
Agri-Business
The Independent Farmers Organisation of Ireland has written to TDs voicing their opposition to the emissions reduction target for agriculture.
Irish farmers must receive 'tangible supports' and financial incentives if they are to cut emissions by 25%, two Irish MEPs have said
Beef
Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has said that it will actively support the government in driving down agricultural emissions by 25%.
TD Jackie Cahill has welcomed the government's decision not to enforce a cut in the national herd as part of emissions cut measures.
TD Carol Nolan has said that the government's decision to set a 25% emissions cut was steered by 'a fundamentalist Green Party ideology'.
While the agreed sectoral emissions reduction targets are an "important milestone", the announced figures are problematic, the CCAC said.
The INHFA has said that a 25% reduction in agricultural emissions will have a heavy, negative impact on rural Ireland.
Finalising the emissions ceiling for Land-use, Land-use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector has been deferred for 18 months.
A 25% reduction target for the agricultural sector has been slammed by the ICMSA, who said it will be impossible for family farms to achieve.
There is hope that an agreement on an emissions reduction target for the agriculture sector could be reached this week.
Sinn Féin must take a side on the agricultural emissions debate and come forward with clearer climate policies, Deputy Alan Farrell has said.
Talks are continuing this morning between government parties in an effort to break the deadlock on agricultural emissions.
Reducing the dairy herd to 2011 levels, when we met our targets, is an obvious solution but doesn’t suit the big dairy farmers - RIO
People Before Profit (PBP) has slammed calls from Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael politicians for a reduced emissions target for agriculture.
An Taisce has said that government must commit to the highest emissions reduction target of 30% for the agriculture sector.
The INHFA has called on the government to begin "constructive engagement" with the farming community on emissions.
The debate around the reduction in emissions must be based on science and realistic solutions, not on ideologies, Colm Markey has said.
The ICMSA has hit out at what it claims is the "deafening silence" when it comes to aviation emissions in comparison to farming.
A TD has claimed the government is treating farm incomes as if they were poker chips as the emissions debate continues.
