Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 17 November 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Carbon Sequestration and Storage in Agriculture: Discussion
Mr. Bill Callanan:
The 80,000 ha is being driven by what we know are the emissions factors associated and what is the opportunity here for a reduction in emissions associated. Naturally, if there was a significant uptake, I do not see why it would not increase, but this is a realistic target in respect of something that is a new and different undertaking for farmers with this type of land in the context of the level of penetration we can secure. That is where this figure comes from. It is driven by what we know would be the associated reductions. When we talk about reduced management intensity, we have a figure per hectare associated with that. Just multiplying that by 80,000 ha generates what the overall contribution will be.