Climate Action Committee to discuss Citizens’ Assembly Report with Department of Agriculture

Committee Chair, Hildegarde Naughton, said today, “Ireland is seen internationally as an efficient producer of high quality food and needs to remain a major agricultural producer. As the Citizens’ Assembly recommended, Ireland needs a sustainable rural economy; efficient farming and land use is central to achieving that. Tomorrow’s meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will allow the Committee, the Secretary General and Officials to discuss measures for lowering emissions, but also future-proofing our farming practices to ensure a resilient and flourishing rural Ireland.”

“There is a need to engage more with individual farmers so that we can introduce cost effective mitigation measures that will ensure that the agricultural community remains vibrant while playing a full part in climate action. We need to consider incentivising actions that either create carbon sinks or reduce greenhouse gas emissions”

The meeting will start at 1.30 pm in Committee Room 3, Leinster House.

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