N.Ireland
‘Farm communities must not be scapegoated in climate bill’ – Brolly
Aontú candidate for East Derry, Gemma Brolly, has called for a commitment from Stormont to support and fully engage with...
Climate Change Bill
N.Ireland
Poots welcomes ‘historic’ Climate Change Bill
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has welcomed Northern Ireland's first Climate Change Bill and called its...
N.Ireland
Climate bill amendments a ‘win for common sense’ – Poots
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has welcomed Assembly support of his proposed amendments to...
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin proposes an amendment to NI Climate Change Bill
Next Monday (February 28), will see Sinn Féin bring forward an amendment at Stormont to the Northern Ireland Climate Change...
N.Ireland
NI Climate Change Bill amendments to be debated on Monday
Amendments to Northern Ireland's Climate Change Bill will be debated at Further Consideration Stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly on...
N.Ireland
More than 700 farmers attend Stormont rally over climate legislation
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that climate change legislation for Northern Ireland must be based on the appliance...
N.Ireland
NI farming organisations to host on-farm meetings for politicians
Northern Ireland’s two largest farm organisations have joined forces to host on-farm meetings for politicians. MLAs in rural constituencies will...
Environment
Greenhouse Gas methodology changes means more bang for NI’s climate action efforts
Changes to how Greenhouse Gas emissions will be measured mean Northern Ireland will achieve a larger contribution to the UK's...
Environment
Compromise on the cards as DAERA Climate Bill passes second stage at Stormont
Compromise could be on the cards as the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs' (DAERA) Climate Change Bill has passed...
Environment
Poots hopes Lord Deben can sway Executive on NI carbon targets
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots is hoping a briefing from one of the UK's most senior advisors on climate matters will...
Environment
MLAs to debate DAERA Climate Bill next week
Stormont politicians are expected to debate Northern Ireland's second proposed Climate Change Bill for the first time next week. "The...
Environment
‘If Stormont collapses, so will NI’s Climate Bill’, protesters warn
Protesters at Stormont have warned if Northern Ireland's political institutions fail, so will a controversial bill setting a net-zero target...
Agri-Business
Climate Bill: ‘We’ve been accused of scaremongering but the facts speak for themselves’
Agricultural leaders have stood by their stark warnings about Northern Ireland's Climate Change Bill after an independent report has found...
Agri-Business
Climate Bill to cost NI farming £11 billion
Aiming for net-zero by 2045 could result in the loss of 13,000 farming jobs in Northern Ireland at a cost...
Environment
UFU tells Ag Committee Climate Change Bill 1 would be ‘more detrimental than any trade deal’
Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has slammed targets set in the private member's Climate Change Bill as "complete...
Environment
What does Climate Change Bill (No. 2) have in store for NI?
The first details have emerged of Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture's Climate Change Bill. Referred to in Stormont documents as...
Environment
NI’s second Climate Change Bill passes first stage at Stormont
Northern Ireland's second Climate Change Bill has officially passed its First Stage at Stormont. The bill has been drafted by...
Agri-Business
Farm groups commission Climate Change Bill impact assessment report
Northern Ireland's agricultural industry has commissioned an impact assessment report to evaluate how ambitions for Northern Ireland to achieve net-zero...
