Farmers’ warning as MEPs target gases

MEPs voted yesterday to reduce emissions such as ammonia — despite Europe’s farming lobby warning them production will be shifted to non EU-countries.

The European Parliament voted in favour of the European Commission’s proposal for a 30% methane reduction by 2030, and a 29% ammonia cut.

Agriculture is responsible for 40% of methane emissions in the EU and 95% of ammonia pollution, according to the European Environmental Bureau (EEB).