{"id":1338469,"date":"2024-06-28T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1338469"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T11:46:49","slug":"ryan-epa-never-modelled-or-expected-30-drop-in-fertiliser-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/ryan-epa-never-modelled-or-expected-30-drop-in-fertiliser-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Ryan: EPA ‘never modelled or expected’ 30% drop in fertiliser\u00a0use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
People have been “surprised by some of the speed at which agriculture is starting to reduce emissions,” the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Transport, Eamon Ryan has stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister Ryan told the D\u00e1il that “a drop of some 30% in\u00a0fertiliser use over the past two years” was “never modelled or expected by the \u00a0Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) but it has actually happened”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the minister also warned that “we need to go further than that” as he outlined that transport and agriculture are the two sectors where Ireland faces “the greatest challenges” when it comes to reducing Greenhouse Gas (GHG)\u00a0emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n“The Climate Action Plan 2024 outlines a range of measures across key sectors to drive emissions reductions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
“In agriculture, key measures include reducing chemical nitrogen use, improving animal breeding for lower methane emissions and diversifying land use,” Minister Ryan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n