Professor Gerry Boyle:

I believe that is absolutely not the case in respect of agriculture. I am an ex officiomember of the climate change council and I am quite aware of the measures being taken by other sectors. I believe agriculture has been to the fore on the issue, in acknowledging the challenge and in identifying solutions. My colleagues, in Teagasc and in the universities, have identified a number of measures relating to mitigation, sequestration and the replacement of fossil fuels by renewables such as biomass.

We have identified nearly 30 individual measures that, if adopted, could significantly address the likely targets under the EU effort sharing agreement by 2030.