When COP26 was held a year ago in Glasgow, Northern Ireland was the only part of host nation the UK that did not have climate change legislation in place. As world leaders gather once again, what has changed for Northern Ireland?
from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs shows agriculture to be the largest emitting sector in Northern Ireland, contributing 27% of emissions and showing an increase over the 30-year period covered by the statistical bulletin.And while they welcomed the limit on the required reduction in methane, the president of the Ulster Farmers' Union says he is under no illusions about the targets agriculture will be asked to meet.
"There needs to be a focus on maintaining food production as well, as part of that moving forward and mitigating against the worst effects of climate change."Transport is the second-highest emitter of greenhouse gases in Northern Ireland, according to the Greenhouse Gas Inventory.At COP26 in Glasgow, the public transport operator Translink announced it was buying more zero emission vehicles as part of its drive to make its fleet net zero emissions by 2040.
A new transport hub is being built in Belfast which the operator hopes will encourage more people to swap their cars for the bus or train. "What we're doing at Translink is continuing what we announced at COP26," said chief executive, Chris Conway."We are working on the feasibility for electrification of our railway. But also modal shift - how do we get more people using public transport?
"Obviously things like the cost-of-living crisis, Covid, the Ukraine War - all these things are dominating the news at the minute, but really, this [climate crisis] still is the largest crisis we face in the long-term, and we're very focussed on making sure we address sustainable transport.
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