Greenhouse gases
Siobhán Walsh on 19 Oct 2021
Watch back: world expert Jason Clay talks farming with the environment
Jason Clay is the senior vice-president of the World Wildlife Fund and is based in the United States.
Caitríona Morrissey on 17 Oct 2021
Climate targets for agriculture would be ‘extremely challenging’ – IFA
Full details of the new targets are needed, but there are huge challenges ahead, the farm organisation has said.
Caitríona Morrissey on 17 Oct 2021
Higher CAP funding needed in face of new climate targets - ICSA
The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association has said the Government must increase spending on agriculture to help it cope with climate targets.
Justin McCarthy on 16 Oct 2021
21% to 30% reduction in agricultural emissions required by 2030
Under the Climate Act a 51% reduction in national emissions is required by 2030.
Donal Magner on 13 Oct 2021
The role of forestry in sequestering carbon
A voluntary carbon market in Ireland would look at encouraging reductions in emissions while developing a potential alternative income for landowners and foresters. Minister McConalogue writes
Peter McCann on 13 Oct 2021
Methane does not need to hit net zero, says scientist
Carbon dioxide will only stop contributing to global warming once emissions reach net zero, whereas methane stops warming when there are relatively small reductions in emissions.
Siobhán Walsh on 13 Oct 2021
Long-awaited carbon budgets to be set
It has been a long process, but it now looks like carbon budgets will be set in the near future.
Siobhán Walsh on 06 Oct 2021
Agriculture not to make same reductions as other sectors
Minister Pippa Hackett said the targets for agriculture will be challenging, but the sector will not be required to cut emissions by 51%.
Caoimhe Harney on 05 Oct 2021
Department announces two new projects under Carbon Tax Fund
One project will establish the extent of peat soil in agricultural management, and the second will monitor soil moisture levels to better understand the removal and loss of carbon from the soils.
Contributor on 02 Oct 2021
Opinion: the climate action agenda will be challenging for agriculture
Brendan Kearney, economic consultant and former assistant director of An Foras Taluntais (now Teagasc), writes about how the programme for government and the climate bill will affect farming.
Caoimhe Harney on 25 Sep 2021
Agroforestry could be answer to carbon-neutral farming
Studies show that farmers who use the silvopastoral agroforestry system significantly extend their grazing periods and reduce fodder costs.
Siobhán Walsh on 17 Sep 2021
‘We need policy that’s based on science’ - message from Moorepark
Climate change challenges lie ahead, but there are opportunities as well as Laurence Shalloo pointed out at the Teagasc Moorepark Open Day.
The Dealer on 15 Sep 2021
Potty-trained calves help save the planet
Sugar water is given as a reward for calves who urinate in a toilet during 'MooLoo' training.
Peter McCann on 15 Sep 2021
NI climate law could reflect short lifespan of methane
Agriculture is responsible for 77% of total methane emissions in NI, with most of this coming from ruminant livestock.
Caoimhe Harney on 15 Sep 2021
Dawn Meats cut greenhouse gases by 248,000t in 2020
A new sustainability report published by the group shows that one plant in Rathdowney, Co Laois, has contributed water savings equivalent to 27 Olympic-sized swimming pools on an annual basis.
Caitríona Morrissey on 10 Sep 2021
ASA conference: New methane-reducing technologies coming to market rapidly
Dr Harry Clark, director of the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, is very optimistic about the development of methane-reducing technology that will not affect animal output.
Siobhán Walsh on 01 Sep 2021
Methane vaccine 10 years away, while seaweed may prove too expensive
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas which contributes to global warming and needs to reduce says Dr Harry Clark who is optimistic about new technologies to reduce methane emissions from animals.
Siobhán Walsh on 01 Sep 2021
Carbon price almost double January levels
The price of carbon has almost doubled since the beginning of the year. Farmers will be eagerly awaiting Minister Eamon Ryan's plans to pay farmers to store that carbon.
Noel Bardon on 24 Aug 2021
Teagasc records first commercial ewe methane measurements
Teagasc has taken its first methane emission measurements from a commercial sheep flock using a portable measurement chamber.
David Wright on 18 Aug 2021
Net zero target decimates NI cattle and sheep
Analysis by KPMG shows that a net zero emissions target by 2045 would have severe consequences for livestock production in NI.