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Tue 09 Sep 2008Emissions target will not be met, says Smith
IRISH AGRICULTURE cannot make major cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to meet EU targets for climate change, Ireland has told other EU member states.
The agriculture industry could at most cut 3 per cent of the nearly 27 per cent it contributes to Ireland's overall emissions, according to a position paper by the Department of Agriculture.
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