Supporting Policy

Increase our capability to inform and support policy and calculation of national inventories through coherent objective analysis of the emerging Sustainable Irish Food System.

Immediate actions include:

Regularly updating the MACC, in collaboration with the EPA providing science-based Irish specific emission factors in the national inventory, and contributing science based policy advice on climate change, agriculture and land use at a national and international level.

Following are a number of relevant Teagasc papers and submissions.

Teagasc Contribution to the National Bioeconomy Action Plan 2023-2025 (pdf) - November 2022

Teagasc Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Biodiversity Loss (pdf) - September 2022

Teagasc Opening Statement to the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action regarding sequestration and land management/nature restoration (pdf) - November 2021

Teagasc submission Nitrates Action Programme Review (pdf) - September 2021