‘Flawed’ system gives Ireland a bigger footprint than Los Angeles

It’s because the current greenhouse gas assessment methodologies are flawed, said Dr Frank Mitloehner, at the Alltech ONE Virtual Experience.

Los Angeles: The Alltech ONE Virtual Experience was told the city of 13m has been given a smaller carbon footprint than Ireland because greenhouse gas assessment methodologies are flawed.

Delegates to a prestigious US agri-food conference were shocked to hear that Ireland, with a population of 4m, has been given a bigger carbon footprint than Los Angeles, with 13m people.