‘Dreadful’ Dutch situation shows why agriculture can’t afford to fail when it comes to reducing emissions
Drastic environmental measures will force many Dutch farmers to quit – and we’d be naive to think something similar couldn’t happen here
Big decisions: Dutch PM Mark Rutte with Taoiseach Micheál Martin
Margaret Donnelly
"I can’t deny that some farmers will have to give up. That’s dreadful. But we have to take very big steps”.
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