Kevin Humphreys (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

At the moment, we would have to drop 11 million tonnes from our current output, which is geared for export. Beef and dairy are pasture driven, and Ireland can produce beef and dairy in the most carbon efficient manner in Europe. If we set targets at an individual level rather than at EU level, because we can produce beef and dairy products with a much lower carbon impact, our targets may be very different from those of Germany, but the overall European figure would be the same. Does the Professor see an element of that arising through negotiations?