Simon Coveney: ‘Farming can’t be decimated for Green's 7% emissions demand’

The Green Party can forget its 7% carbon emission reduction demand if it “decimates” farming and rural Ireland, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said.
Simon Coveney: ‘Farming can’t be decimated for Green's 7% emissions demand’
Fri, 01 May, 2020 - 13:00
Daniel McConnell

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan TD at Leinster House on Kildare Street, Dublin. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins
Green Party leader Eamon Ryan TD at Leinster House on Kildare Street, Dublin. Photo:Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Green Party can forget its 7% carbon emission reduction demand if it “decimates” farming and rural Ireland, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said.

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