Feedback sought on report detailing ways to meet 2030 renewable energy targets agriland.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from agriland.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The IFA has made a submission in response to the request for consultation on the proposed new scheme.
The barriers to farm-based micro-generation must be removed from the proposed Micro-generation Support Scheme (MSS), IFA environment chair Paul O’Brien has said.
He said the scheme as currently proposed won’t work and that the scope needs to be widened.
The IFA has made a submission in response to the request for consultation on the proposed new scheme.
“It’s a missed opportunity to support farmers and communities to transition to renewable energy, while decarbonising the rural economy and potentially providing an additional income stream for farmers,” O’Brien said.
Proposed nationwide ban on smoky coal is welcome - but must be poverty-proofed agriland.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from agriland.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
February 18, 2021 6:45 am
Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has today (Thursday, February 18) taken the first step towards a nationwide ban on the sale and burning of smoky coal and the regulation of other fuels.
The minister has launched a public consultation to seek views on the further regulation of solid fuel use for domestic home heating, and is inviting the public, health professionals, other experts, NGOs and those involved in the industry to give their views on how Ireland “can design and implement rules that will save lives”.
The public consultation aims to:
Assess the merits of a national approach to regulating solid fuel;