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The Greening of Irish Agriculture: Responding to the Challange of Climate Change

The Greening of Irish Agriculture: Responding to the Challange of Climate Change

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About this Event

09 Jan 2009

The Greening of Irish Agriculture: Responding to the Challange of Climate Change

The Institute of International and European Affairs has organized this conference in order to address one of the major strategic challenges facing the Irish economy: reducing emissions in line with the ambitious targets proposed by the EU for 2020.

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 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 required to make the transition to sustainable agricultural production before its European partners.

The challenge faced by the sector is determining how targets can be achieved without reducing the national herd and damaging the Irish economy. This situations, 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 will be positioned to 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 will, we hope, provide a forum for the discussion of these ideas. We look forward to welcoming you to this seminal event which we are sure will be of great interest to a wide range of stakeholders and organisations active in the area.

 

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