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Gary Lanigan on Agriculture and Climate Change

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About this Event

09 Jan 2009

Agriculture and Climate Change in Dublin Castle

Watch the key speeches at this event by clicking on the names below.

Trevor Sargant

Michael Hamell

John Fox

Hayden Montgomery

Michael Barry

Sean O' Leary

Sean Barret

Gary Lanigan

On 9 January 2009, the IIEA organized a major conference on Agriculture and Climate Change in Dublin Castle in order to address one of the major strategic challenges facing the Irish economy: reducing emissions in line with the targets proposed by the EU for 2020. View the brochure here.

The Irish economy faces up to a 30% emissions reduction by 2020 on its “domestic” sector, largely made up of emissions from agriculture and transport.  Agriculture alone accounts for 40% of “domestic” sector emissions, compared with an EU average of 9% - among developed countries, only New Zealand compares internationally.

This means that Ireland has a unique strategic challenge and will be under pressure to make the transition to sustainable agricultural production before its European partners.  Failure to introduce cuts in the agriculture sector will mean an increase in the burden on other sectors.  Eventually Ireland’s “distance to target” will begin to appear unmanageable. The challenge we face is determining how targets can be achieved without damaging the Irish economy.

This situation, however, also provides Ireland with a unique opportunity. We are at the dawning of the era of a carbon conscious consumer and a carbon competitive market place. If Irish agriculture can find ways to meet these challenges, it can take advantage of these trends. The skills and research developed in the process would be valuable not only in Ireland, but in Europe and the wider world.

This conference provided a forum for the discussion of these ideas and has resulted in the establishment of a working group on Agriculture and Climate Change. 

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