Last week, the EU announced a 30 percent emission reduction target for the 'non-emissions trading sector'. The sector includes industries in agriculture, transport, waste management and the built environment.
The IFA have reiterated that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions could not come at the cost of compromising food production, and that the “greatest and most cost effective opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” were in built environment, transport and energy sectors.
The president of the IFA, Joe Healy emphasised that the Irish food production market was among the most carbon efficient in the world.
