Government sets out next phase of agriculture emission target plans

This year, the Government will encourage lime application, even though spreading more lime will increase greenhouse gas emissions.

Liming of soils decreased by 26.6% in 2023, which helped to reduce overall emissions from agriculture by 4.6%. But the main cause of the reduction in 2023 is believed to be an 18% fall in fertiliser nitrogen use on Irish farms, leading to 0.43 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent fewer emissions from agricultural soils. 

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