The Environmental Protection Agency reports that Ireland’s agriculture sector was responsible for 38% of national Greenhouse Gases emissions in 2021.
The Department of Agriculture in Ireland said that a report outlining a 200,000 reduction in dairy cows was a “modelling document” and “not final policy.”
According to a Friday report, cows would have to be “culled” at a cost of approximately $650,000 to taxpayers over the next three years to meet climate emissions requirements.
The Farming Independent received the documents via a freedom of information request.
Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency reports that the country’s agriculture sector was responsible for 38% of national Greenhouse Gases emissions in 2021.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue has repeatedly suggested proposals for voluntary dairy reduction, according to the Irish Mirror.
Last month the European Commission announced approval of paying $1.6 billion to buy out livestock farmers in the Netherlands to reduce nitrogen pollution, according to Reuters.
