Irish Farmers Asked to Cut Emission by 25 Percent by 2030

(L-R) Minister Martin Heydon, Charlie McConalogue, Mininster Eamon Ryan, and Minister Pippa Hackett speaking about reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a press conference at government Buildings in Dublin on July 28, 2022. Government of Ireland handout via PA Media

Irish farmers were told on Thursday that they should reduce a quarter of their greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, a target described by the farming sector as a “potentially devastating blow.”

The target is part of the government’s “Climate Action Plan” after parliament passed a law committing Ireland to slash emissions by 51 percent by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050 at the latest.