Eamon Ryan, Ireland’s Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, commented on the climate change action plan on January 18, drawing harsh criticism from rural independents, Agriland reports online.
Discussing the 2023 climate action plan that was published by the government late last month, Ryan said Ireland will move towards a less intensive farming system with a smaller national herd. The plan outlines land use diversification options for farmers, including forestry, to incentivize voluntary reduction in livestock numbers to achieve a 25% reduction target for the sector.
South West Cork MP Michael Collins qualified the minister’s comments “another government betrayal” and stated that “the real plan is to put farmers out of business”.
The independent deputy Carol Nolan, for her part, is confident that the action plan against climate change for 2023 will be based on “hyped climate science”. The Irish Climate Science Forum (ICSF) noted that the level of climate change mitigation, if ever achieved, could seriously damage the Irish economy, Nolan said.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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