There will not be any cull of the (cattle) herd but a stabilisation of the herd, the Tánaiste has said. He said the methane emissions reduction target in the Climate Action Plan will be 10%. Leo Varadkar said Ireland without beef and dairy farms would not be Ireland.

— Mícheál Lehane (@MichealLehane) November 2, 2021

This afternoon.

Glasgow, Scotland.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is currently addressing the COP26 summit on Climate Change.

He said:

“We have enacted legislation to put a legally binding target of reducing our emissions by 2030 to 51% below 2018 levels. We will reach climate neutrality by 2050.

“We are working closely with our EU partners in the green transition that will make Europe the first climate-neutral continent.

“We are implementing a statutory system of carbon budgeting and emissions ceilings for each sector of the economy.”

More as we get it.

Micheal Martin Addresses COP26 (RTÈ)