Coalition parties on collision course over carbon emissions cuts in agriculture

Environment Minister Eamon Ryan, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar may face opposition to their climate plans from rural TDs.

The Government parties are on a major collision course over the level of reduction in carbon emissions in the agriculture sector, it can be revealed.

The Green Party fears that the Government will aim for the lower end of some sectoral targets, particularly in agriculture, where a 22% cut is seen as the minimum, but a 30% cut is seen as necessary.