Climate bill will be ruination of NI agriculture, says Ulster Farmers' Union
The Ulster Farmers' Union has said a climate bill supported by most of the Stormont parties will be the "ruination" of the agriculture industry in Northern Ireland.The union commissioned a report into the effect the bill's target would have on agriculture.It also warns of a huge cut to livestock numbers and the loss of billions of pounds in economic output.
"But doing it in the way of the private member's bill will cause complete wipe out to our rural communities. "We need to make sure that we get our targets right because we will just cause carbon leakage, which would make the global problem even worse."Ms Bailey said there was limited data available for drawing up a report such as that commissioned by the UFU.
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