Reduction in national herd to address greenhouse has emissions 'not an option'

Fine Gael's John Paul Phelan hit out at the Green Party, which is pushing for a higher target of closer to 30% and claimed that some were making it into a choice between 'climate or cows'. Picture: David Creedon
A reduction in the national herd to address greenhouse gas emissions is "not an option" the chair of the Oireachtas agriculture committee has said.
With ministers locked in talks over setting the carbon reduction targets for the agriculture sector, members of both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have made it clear they will not accept anything more than a 22% cut. It puts them on a collision course with members of the Green Party who are pushing for the upper limit of 30%.
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