40% of CAP budget to address climate measures

Some 40%of the future Common Agricultural Policy budget (2021-2027) will be directed at climate and environmental measures, which will likely include payments which promote biodiversity, water quality and carbon storage.

That’s what Agriculture, Food and Marine Minister, Michael Creed, told Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae in a written reply to a Dáil question. The minister said soil organic carbon can play a significant role in the land use sector in mitigating greenhouse gases.