Ireland aims for cost-cutting deal on climate change

Ireland was on track last night to get a deal that will cut the cost of action against climate change, although environmentalists warned it threatens global food security.

Cattle and sheep contribute more greenhouse gasses to the country than the transport sector and under the current rules will lead to massive fines for the country by 2017.

However, the EU is now setting new targets for 2030 in preparation for a new global agreement that the UN hopes will be reached at its meeting in Paris next November.