Eamon Ryan: Every sector of society could be asked to make a greater emissions cut

Eamon Ryan said that the savings from land use change will not be known until 2024. Picture: Maxwells

Every sector of Irish life could be asked to cut emissions above what has been previously announced, the Environment Minister has said.

Eamon Ryan was speaking at the Oireachtas Climate Action Committee about sectoral emissions targets, announced in July after months of negotiation among ministers.