Ireland’s public sector is on track to achieve its energy efficiency targets for 2020 despite almost half of businesses being unlikely to reach the goal, a report has found.The Sustainable Energy
February 10, 2021 5:03 pm
Teagasc is currently conducting a scoping study for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the establishment of an ‘Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre of Excellence’,
AgriLand understands.
A series of stakeholder workshops with those in agricultural academia, policy and industry are taking place, to consult on the main areas of research required and how a research centre of excellence can contribute to addressing these gaps.
‘Innovative research directed at farmers and the sector to reduce GHG emissions’
In December 2020, Minister Charlie McConalogue said that his department and Teagasc “continue to work closely to drive and implement national and international strategic priorities related to climate action in the agri-food sector”.