How the EU wants Ireland to use the CAP for move to sustainable farming

Our 2023-26 plan must include responses to climate and environment challenges

The EU wants Ireland to use the Common Agricultural Policy to solve sustainability challenges such as net carbon emissions, degradation of peatlands, and vulnerability to climate change

Ireland presents a very particular profile with regard to the climate change objective in the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP).

Uniquely, we have the highest level of permanent grassland in the EU, which at 91% is almost three times the EU average of 31%.