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NI Assembly climate change bill would hit farmers hard

NI Assembly climate change bill would hit farmers hard >More in © Irina Schmidt/Adobe Stock Politicians in Northern Ireland have voted in support of a private member’s bill on climate change which, if passed into law, could undermine much of the province’s livestock farming. The Climate Change Bill, which was tabled by NI Green Party leader Clare Bailey and had its second reading on Monday (10 May), seeks to achieve “net zero” carbon emissions by 2045. While it is short on specifics, the bill is clear that agriculture must play its part in cutting emissions, “given the high proportion produced by our agriculture sector”.

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