VistaMilk SFI Research Centre has launched a €1.4 million carbon sequestration project.
The project is in collaboration with Dairy Research Ireland, the group that allocates funding from the dairy levy collected from Irish dairy farmers.
Carbon sequestration is the process of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and storing it in plant material or in the soil. Carbon stored in soils is often called soil organic carbon. It is vital for soil health, improving their workability, water holding capacity, and productivity.
The recent addition of both national and EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets poses considerable challenges for the Irish agricultural sector.
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Will a woman provost of Trinity College Dublin make any difference? Structure and culture of universities are effectively designed by men for men
about 3 hours ago Pat O Connor
Trinity College Dublin’s first female provost Prof Linda Doyle: Men are likely to produce more publications and have higher citations and more research funding – partly because they are men in male-dominated institutions. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
After 429 years, the male dominance of the leadership of Irish universities has been shattered with the election of Linda Doyle as provost of Trinity College. Women now head up four of the 10 universities, or 40 per cent. It is a striking figure when compared with the European average of 14 per cent. This will help break the equation between masculinity and power and it is symbolically important. But will it make a difference?