No need to cut national herd to reduce emissions, company claims

Ireland's cattle are responsible for a large portion of the country's greenhouse gas emissions. File Picture.

The country does not have to reduce the size of the national herd in order to reduce carbon emissions, an Irish company will tell TDs and senators today.

At a sitting of the Oireachtas agriculture committee, it will be stated that deploying existing technological solutions could dramatically reduce methane emissions and the reliance on harmful fertilisers.