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Farmers who signed up for the Micro-generation Support Scheme are still "in the dark" in relation to payment or credit, according to a TD.

The IBLA has hit out at what it calls the "grossly inadequate" debate on agri-emissions, following the confirmation of a 25% emissions target.

The targets have been deemed a ‘step in the right direction’ but could also be ‘problematic’ in reaching Ireland’s overall climate targets.

The INHFA has said that a 25% reduction in agricultural emissions will have a heavy, negative impact on rural Ireland.

In the aftermath of the hottest day in Ireland in more than 130 years last week, small family groups picked their way across the Bog of Allen in the country’s midlands collecting sun-dried turf. The briquettes of peat, which are liquorice black when hewn wet from the ground, had turned a toasted brown in the soaring temperatures and were ready to be stored and burnt as winter fuel. Yet the bog, like others across Ireland, has become a front line in a struggle to cut carbon emissions and conser...

The IFA has claimed proposed initiatives by Minister Eamon Ryan will stand to benefit other sectors more than agriculture.

The Circular Economy Act allows for levies to be introduced on single-use packaging and for CCTV to be used to tackle dumping and littering.

The CCAC has said that the government must place a greater focus on climate change adaptation and integrate it with mitigation.

The ICSA said that a 30% emissions reduction for the agriculture sectoral would result in billions of euro being lost from the Irish economy.

A significant drop in the national cattle herd would be needed to achieve a 30% reduction in agricultural emissions, a TD has claimed.