A study of the outcome of Irish agriculture policy on Ireland’s climate change obligations compared to other countries with similar agriculture sectors

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dc.contributor.advisorDuggan, Niallen
dc.contributor.authorCorbett, James G.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-25T12:23:19Z
dc.date.available2023-01-25T12:23:19Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-14
dc.date.submitted2022-12-14
dc.description.abstractThe Kyoto Protocol, while not successful in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, established the main actions required to control emissions. Its successor the Paris Agreement sets a target of climate neutrality by 2050. The EU has adopted a climate leadership position with an interim target of a 40% (or 55%) reduction by 2030. This thesis examines the evolution of Irish GHG emissions over the period of the Kyoto Protocol compared to a selected group of countries with comparable agriculture sectors. It demonstrates that Ireland’s overall emissions increased over the period from 1990 to 2020, with agricultural emissions remaining flat during the same period. Other EU countries have largely complied with their emission reduction commitments and look set to meet future targets. Government policy is shown to be the main causal factor for emission outcomes. An increase in climate and environmental concerns is leading to new, more comprehensive environmental policies to reduce emissions. An aware public, backed by legal precedent, is forcing governments to act. In pursuing a policy of continued growth for the current agricultural model, it is difficult to see how Irish agriculture can avoid forced cuts in GHG emissions with so little progress made in its other emitting sectors.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationCorbett, J. G. 2022. A study of the outcome of Irish agriculture policy on Ireland’s climate change obligations compared to other countries with similar agriculture sectors. MRes Thesis, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.endpage143en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/14126
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.rights© 2022, James G. Corbett.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectGHG emissionsen
dc.subjectIrish agricultureen
dc.subjectKyoto Protocolen
dc.subjectEnvironmental policyen
dc.subjectAgricultural policyen
dc.titleA study of the outcome of Irish agriculture policy on Ireland’s climate change obligations compared to other countries with similar agriculture sectorsen
dc.typeMasters thesis (Research)en
dc.type.qualificationlevelMastersen
dc.type.qualificationnameMRes - Master of Researchen
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