Climate Change Advisory Council
Barry Murphy on 11 Jan 2022
Farmers will cull cows if there are incentives – Teagasc
Teagasc’s Dr Kevin Hanrahan sees Irish farmers responding to what he described as implicit taxes, which he says will affect how and what they farm.
Barry Murphy on 22 Dec 2021
Opportunity for farmers to have their say on carbon budgets
Farmers are encouraged to provide feedback on the carbon budget letter and report from the Climate Change Advisory Council.
Amy Forde on 10 Dec 2021
‘No-brainer’ to pay farmers to move land into forestry
A package of measures is needed that will really appeal to farmers and reward them for planting trees, Forest Industries Ireland has said.
Barry Murphy on 08 Dec 2021
Cost of fertiliser might speed up delivery of agriculture's carbon targets
The Climate Change Advisory Council chair highlighted the role of Teagasc in supporting farmers through a just transition.
Rachel Donovan on 04 Nov 2021
Department has created bureaucratic mess - Forest Industries Ireland
A proper afforestation programme is what’s needed to boost tree numbers, according to FII's Mark McAuley, who said the Climate Action Plan announced on Thursday was aspirational.
Amy Forde on 04 Nov 2021
Emissions cut of 22% to 30% confirmed for farming by 2030
Over 60 actions were announced for the agriculture sector to cut emissions by 2030 under the Climate Action Plan.
Pat O'Toole on 03 Nov 2021
Farm leaders have their say on the CCAC and KPMG reports
A week on, with a chance to digest the CCAC report, and the KPMG report commissioned by the Irish Farmers Journal, what do the various farm leaders make of where we are?
Letters to the Editor on 03 Nov 2021
Open letter to the Climate Change Advisory Council
‘Depressed country towns are already a problem and if the cattle herd is reduced it will be completely devastating’ – Samantha J Parsons.
Contributor on 03 Nov 2021
U-turn by the climate council on biogenic methane
Professor Gerry Boyle is the former director of Teagasc and ex officio member of the Climate Change Advisory Council.
Anne Finnegan on 27 Oct 2021
Carbon targets: 56,400 rural jobs on the line
The stark figures are included in a KPMG analysis, commissioned by the Irish Farmers Journal, of cuts in emissions. Anne Finnegan and Phelim O'Neill report.
Caitríona Morrissey on 27 Oct 2021
Herd cuts and job losses inevitable under carbon targets
The Climate Change Advisory Council has issued its recommendation on carbon budgets to the Government, but the devil is in the detail for farming.
Justin McCarthy on 27 Oct 2021
Editorial: CAP must not be used to engineer reduction in cattle numbers
An emission reduction target of 30% will force a 20-25% decline in cattle numbers, reduce farm incomes by 30%, lead to 50,000 job loses and cost the rural economy €4bn
Caitríona Morrissey on 27 Oct 2021
Agriculture targets will be ‘fair and proportionate’ – McConalogue
The Government will publish its new climate action plan next week and the Minister for Agriculture is remaining tight-lipped.
The Dealer on 27 Oct 2021
Lord spare us from climate change information overload
We could all soon drown in torrent of information and misinformation around climate change.
The Dealer on 27 Oct 2021
With the CAP out of the bag, where are farmers now?
The fog around the future is only partially cleared, with convergence a vital unknown affecting direct payments.
Anne Finnegan on 27 Oct 2021
Losses of €4.5bn related to emissions reductions to be compensated by CAP
While detailing significant economic and jobs impacts associated with emissions reductions from the agri sector, the Climate Change Advisory Council report fails to cost the impact on agriculture.
Contributor on 26 Oct 2021
Herd cuts proposed in carbon budgets are ‘crude’ – Heydon
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Martin Heydon says farmers are very much part of the solution and not the problem when it comes to climate change. Barry Murphy reports.
Caoimhe Harney on 26 Oct 2021
'Green dictatorship' will lead to ‘rural revolution’ – TD
Independent TD Carol Nolan says the Climate Change Advisory Council's proposals will create a rural version of the water protests.
Phelim O'Neill on 26 Oct 2021
Carbon budgets: 175,000ha of peatland and grassland to be rewetted
A planned trebling of forestry plantation area and rewetting grasslands and peatlands will change the face of the landscape in some areas.
Caitríona Morrissey on 25 Oct 2021
Savage herd cuts and huge job losses forecast in climate council report
The Climate Change Advisory Council has issued its recommendation on carbon budgets to the Government, but the devil is in the detail for farming.