Climate bill will kill off the Irish farmer, claim Rural Independent TDs

Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are 'signing their own death warrant' by introducing the bill, says Mattie McGrath

Mattie McGrath: 'We are as interested in mitigating the impacts of climate change as anybody.' File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The Rural Independent group says the Government's climate bill will kill off the Irish farmer.

The bill, due before the Dáil tomorrow, will commit Ireland to a path of carbon neutrality by 2050. It would commit Ireland to cutting its emissions by 51% between 2018 and 2030 and to net zero no later than 2050.