Mr. Brendan Gleeson:

Agriculture is a big part, 30%, of national emissions and 44% of the non-emissions traded system sector. We had a short discussion on the matter at the previous meeting. Agriculture is always going to be a big part of national emissions. It is a result of where we are as an economy and the important role agriculture plays. The reason for the increase is largely to do with the expansion of the dairy sector. The sector has expanded because quotas were lifted in 2015. Dairy farmers were permitted to produce more milk. Productivity has expanded at a rate that significantly exceeds the emissions, but we are getting additional dairy animals.