The analysis was conducted for the Irish Farmers' Journal.
Around 56,000 jobs could be lost across rural Ireland because of the Government’s new greenhouse emission targets.
That’s according to an analysis by KPMG for the Farmers Journal.
It says if emissions were cut by 30 per cent over ten years it could result in a 4 billion euro loss in economic output.
Deputy President of the Irish Farmers Association Brian Rushe says farmers need support
In this week’s @farmersjournal we reveal how a 30% reduction in agricultural emissions would result in 56,400 job losses and a €3.8bn decline in economic output.
— Irish Farmers Journal (@farmersjournal) October 27, 2021
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