July 14, 2021 8:45 pm
Fine Gael MEP Colm Markey has welcomed the European Commission’s new plan to tackle climate change, but said it “must include practical solutions, proper engagement and proper funding”.
Today (Wednesday, July 14) the commission unveiled a package of proposals to make the EU’s climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies “fit for reducing net greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions by at least 55% by 2030”, compared to 1990 levels.
The Midlands-North West MEP described the overall package as “challenging” for Ireland, as some of the targets included are “more ambitious” than contained in the government’s Ag Climatise strategy.
Commenting on the land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) regulation, which deals with emissions from agriculture and forestry, he said: