Sectoral targets agreed by the Irish government merrionstreet are 'problematic' and not consistent with the Climate Act, the chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council has said climatechange
Maria Donnelly of the Climate Change Advisory Council added cuts show a total reduction of just 43%
Maria Donnelly added targets will need to be revised upwards as cuts show a total reduction of just 43%., carbon budgets should equate to a total reduction of 51%. The compromise reduction target for the agriculture sector comes after negotiations between the three party leaders in the governing coalition.An agreement was formally signed off by the cabinet on Thursday.
However, Mr McConalogue has assured farmers that herd sizes will not be cut as a result of the agreement.
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