Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

We have gone back over the same issues but it is very important. Yesterday, a senior agricultural representative was trying to convince me that methane is not a problem. That cannot be said tomorrow. That has to stop now, today, and never be suggested again. The second big issue is at the centre of our debate. It is claimed that Irish agriculture is saving the world. We are exporting infant formula instead of breast milk to China. We are also exporting meat to China. The consumption of meat in China has increased greatly over five or ten years, never mind 40. We are saying that we in Ireland do not have to reduce our emissions in this area.

We are more carbon efficient per kilogramme of that beef than the Brazilians or the Argentinians. I wish to clarify something Dr. Aubert said. From the IPCC perspective, is that argument not credible, particularly following the recent report?