Climate Action Plan will not include 'cull of cows or cars'

Eamon Ryan said the national herd is likely to reduce, but it has been made clear there will be no cull, but rather a voluntary reduction. Picture: Larry Cummins

The Government’s Climate Action Plan will target a 20% cut in the number of kilometres travelled by cars as opposed to a reduction in the number of cars on the road.

It has also been stressed there will be no forced reduction in the size of the national herd, but reductions will occur through “incentivised diversification” in the agriculture sector.