Sir, – Catherine Conlon is correct in saying Denmark is the first country in the world to tax farm emissions while allocating billions for rewilding (Letters, July 5th).
At the other side of the world, however, New Zealand has abandoned plans, for now, to tax emissions from its strategically important dairy sector which accounts for almost half of its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Who’d want to be a young farmer trying to plan ahead during these tough and challenging times for the food producing sector? – Is mise,
TOM McELLIGOTT,
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Listowel,
Co Kerry.
Sir, – Catherine Conlon, in her commendation of Denmark as the first country to face up to a levy on agricultural emissions, praises the Danes for their forthright tackling of farm carbon emissions and is, of course, right.
But there is an even larger gap in Ireland’s energy policy: this is a Government refusing to open the subject of nuclear energy.
We badly need a thorough public discussion of some of the developing small reactors which would be perfect for Ireland, supporting our present land-based wind and solar energy options. – Yours, etc,
ANNE BAILY,
Carrick-on-Suir,
Co Tipperary.