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IFA criticises new Climate plan measures

Oct 8, 2020 08:59 By News Northern Sound
IFA criticises new Climate plan measures
Taoiseach Micheál Martin speaking at the launch of the climate plan yesterday.
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A climate campaign group's calling on TD's and Senators to address 'significant weaknesses' in the government's new Climate Action Bill. It aims

A climate campaign group's calling on TD's and Senators to address 'significant weaknesses' in the government's new Climate Action Bill.

It aims to get the country to zero emissions by 2050, and includes measures like a five year carbon budget and yearly climate plan.

But Stop Climate Chaos says there's no requirement on the government to reach the 2050 target and the five year doesn't have to be consistent with it.

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Spokesperson Oisin Coghlan says the issues need to be looked at:

Farmers are warning they will not accept any attempt to cut the national herd.

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Minister Eamon Ryan said there will be less livestock in the country and the national 'herd will be smaller' at the launch of government's new Climate Action Bill.

But President of the Irish Farmers Association, Tim Cullinan, says cutting the herd is not an option:

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