Emissions challenge for agriculture is 'acute' — EPA 

The EPA says Ireland's agriculture sector must set out how it will cut methane emissions by almost 30%. Stock picture

Every sector, but especially agriculture, has to significantly improve efforts to close the growing gap between greenhouse gas emissions and Ireland’s 2030 climate targets.

That is according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which said that it will be “impossible” to meet the targets of the Climate Action Plan without “urgent” implementation of plans to reduce emissions.