Northern Ireland will need to lose more than 1 million sheep and cattle to meet its new legally binding climate emissions targets

[livingston]

Northern Ireland will need to lose more than 1 million sheep and cattle to meet its new legally binding climate emissions targets, according to an industry-commissioned analysis seen by the Guardian.
he large-scale reduction in farm animals comes after the passing of the jurisdiction’s first ever climate act, requiring the farming sector to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and reduce methane emissions by almost 50% over the same period.
About a third of human-caused methane emissions come from livestock, mostly from the burps and manure of beef and dairy cattle. Analysis by KPMG, commissioned by industry representatives including the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), estimates more than 500,000 cattle and about 700,000 sheep would need to be lost in order for Northern Ireland to meet the new climate targets.
Separate analysis by the UK government’s climate advisers suggests chicken numbers would also need to be cut by 5 million by 2035. Both the pig and poultry sectors in Nothern Ireland have seen rapid growth in the past decade.

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Northern Ireland will need to lose more than 1 million sheep and cattle to meet its new legally binding climate emissions targets, according to an industry-commissioned analysis seen by the Guardia…

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[livingston]

Northern Ireland’s new climate act will require removal of 500K cows, 700K sheep and 5M chickens to meet net-zero for methane, CH4. But this food is grown on rough grassland where farm crops can’t be grown. Looks like they will have to remove people too!

 

[Jezman]

Now that is going right for the throat. Wonder if the IRA is busy?

 

[GOYABEAN]

Guess they haven't gotten the memo go woke and you'll starve

 

[livingston]

Guess they haven't gotten the memo go woke and you'll starve

You now noticed that they have included also hogs,sheep and chickens in their quest to destroy agriculture... This opens the doors for Bill gates 3-D printed meat... If you think this has not affected ag already.... I saw a news article on a college student in England I believe.. and that person only had 2 burgers / month .. They were doing their part to save the planet .. They believed

 

[Deplorable Me]

Afghanistan will take them.

 

[Bigfoot]

 

[togmaster]

Because we need higher food prices.

 

[Apeman]

Because we need higher food prices.

Yup. Plus the cost of clothes when you consider the wool lost from the sheep they want removed. There's already hundreds of thousands if not 1 million plus chickens being put down here alone due to bird flu. That'll drive up egg and meat cost fir a while

 

[fresch]

Only one way to meat their demands!
"Its people!"

 

[99cummins]

Ireland will reduce their animal numbers to meet some bullshit climate agenda and then just import their meat and other animal products from other countries without restrictions. Driving up food costs for Ireland, decreasing their food security and independence so some millionaires can say look how great we are.

 

[Apeman]

Ireland will reduce their animal numbers to meet some bullshit climate agenda and then just import their meat and other animal products from other countries without restrictions. Driving up food costs for Ireland, decreasing their food security and independence so some millionaires can say look how great we are.

Kinda like we do here with everything

 

[Saltwater60]

How stupid can we be honestly? I just don’t u set stand this, not at all.

 

[livingston]

Ireland will reduce their animal numbers to meet some bullshit climate agenda and then just import their meat and other animal products from other countries without restrictions. Driving up food costs for Ireland, decreasing their food security and independence so some millionaires can say look how great we are.

This land like most of our western states (unless irrigated ) will only support livestock. How do these folks make a living .. They don't. Unless like the folks ruined by the anti coal crusade start making meth and the like .....

 

[fresch]

How stupid can we be honestly? I just don’t u set stand this, not at all.

The education systems at work.

 

[99cummins]

This land like most of our western states (unless irrigated ) will only support livestock. How do these folks make a living .. They don't. Unless like the folks ruined by the anti coal crusade start making meth and the like .....

You hit on a very key point. The anti animal agriculture/vegan/climate activists think you can take whatever lands animals are grazing on and just put that into crops for humans. Not even close. Most land that is grazed by animals isn’t suitable for crop production. That’s why it is being grazed by animals. Those with no agricultural background or knowledge are trying to make decisions about an industry so diverse and complex that even those with years in agriculture can’t be an expert at every facet of it.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Do us all a favor. Remove the politicians and left loons who push this crap instead. The world would be a much better place.

 

[Deplorable Me]

The world could do with a couple of million less two legged sheep.

 

[ManualF150]

The world could do with a couple of million less two legged sheep.

Oh, that is already being taken care of using vaccines, food shortages, and potentially nukes.