Methane cuts must be accelerated to meet emissions targets, EU environment agency warns

Beef and dairy cattle are among the biggest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions.

Accelerated cuts in methane are needed across the EU if 2030 and 2050 emission reduction targets are to be met, the European Environment Agency has warned.

The issue of methane reduction has become a protracted political tussle in Ireland in recent months, with so-called "carbon budgets" negotiations going into overtime as ministers tried to agree targets for their individual sectors to reduce emissions.