No farmer will be told to reduce cattle numbers - Leo Varadkar

However, Fine Gael leader said the sector being asked for the lowest reduction in emissions is the agriculture sector, not the highest

"Nobody should be climate-shamed, and we’re not going to get anything done in climate action if people feel that way," Leo Varadkar told Saturday's conference.

No farmer will be told to stop farming or to reduce the number of animals they have, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has reaffirmed.

As the industry awaits an emissions reduction target of between 22% and 30% to be set in the near future, Mr Varadkar said that “everything that’s sensible” must be done to achieve what is set.