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Carbon budgets approved without any vote 
A surprising decision has seen the government passing carbon budgets through the Dáil last night without a formal vote. The move has been criticised by the Rural Independent Group who say that there was a lack of opposition regarding last night’s decision. The carbon budgets will determine the amount of greenhouse gases (GHGs) that may be emitted in Ireland in a given five-year period. However, six members of the group…
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Farmers fed up at being “talked at” in climate debates
Irish Farmers Association (IFA) officers recently joined representatives of business, trade unions, social policy groups and environmental NGOs at the third of four meetings of the Oireachtas climate committee to discuss impending carbon budgets. The budgets aim to ration the emissions each sector will be allowed to produce up to 2030.  The agricultural sector, which is responsible for more than one third of national emissions, is expected to make cuts…