‘Green’ advice from OECD

The OECD has suggested that because Ireland’s carbon dioxide emissions, waste generation and use of fertilisers are among the highest, taxes and user fees should be used to help us transition to a greener model of economic growth.

It’s worrying for farmers that fertilisers are included, on several counts.

Do Bord Bia’s claims that our dairy industry shares the lowest carbon footprint in the EU with Austria, and that our beef industry is also among the lowest for carbon footprint, stand up?