Galway Bay FM 12 December 2020 print Galway Bay FM Newsroom – Roscommon/Galway Independent Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice has said that rural communities should not suffer as a result of actions outlined under the Ag Climatise report that was published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the marine this week. The Government’s Climate Action Plan, published in 2019, establishes demanding emissions reduction targets across sectors such as transport, residential, construction and waste management. The agri-food sector is also required to play its part, by reducing its emissions by between 10% and 15% in that period. Deputy Fitzmaurice raised particular concerns regarding the action to reduce the management intensity of at least 40,000 hectares of peat based agricultural soils to reduce CO2 loss.