Why funding a suckler cow reduction scheme in Ireland makes sense

Why funding a suckler cow reduction scheme in Ireland makes sense

Written by Alan Matthews

I have discussed previously on this blog (here and here) that Ireland faces particular challenges in meeting its EU reduction targets for the non-Emissions Trading Sector in 2030 under the EU’s Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) because of the high share of agricultural emissions covered by the ESR.

Ireland has an EU obligation to reduce ESR emissions by 20% compared to 2005 levels by 2020, and by 30% by 2030. The agricultural sector contributes 32% of national emissions, but 45% of the emissions regulated by EU legislation. The other regulated sectors include transport, heat, waste and small industry.

Emissions from all these sectors must be reduced if Ireland is to avoid contributing to global warming.

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[JP1]

How about tackling the issue of sell by dates, food wastage and a myriad of other issues first? You're an Atlantic coastal area that grows grass well. Isn't that the best use of the land and harnessing the climate to produce good , slow food?

 

[C.J]

What did Ireland do in 2005 when England stopped SCPS / BPS and changed to an area based payment ?

 

[PaulNix]

This smacks more of a golden handshake for those who will get out of sucklers anyway dressed up as a environmental box ticking exercise, surely suckler cows are just about the least harmful agricultural enterprise and positive for carbon, enterprises like flower production where the climate isn't really best suited in Ire and doesn't provide any food value for all the harm it does would be a more obvious target for this extra subsidy reduction scheme ?