Gassy cattle prove obstacle to Ireland’s climate targets

Ireland’s burping cattle post one of the biggest obstacles to this country meeting the targets on climate change expected to be agreed in Paris next month.

However, MEP Sean Kelly says he was confident an agreement reached by the EU with input from the European Parliament would make sure that the country’s agriculture is protected.

Mr Kelly will be the only Irish MEP on the European Parliament’s team in Paris at the UN’s global climate change conference which aims to reach a worldwide agreement to limit the rise in temperatures to 2C.