On-farm climate solutions: new opportunities for business cases
Irish and European livestock farming is entering a defining period. As discussions on the future Common Agricultural Policy and the EU Livestock Strategy gather pace under the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU, this event organised by Environmental Defense Fund Europe brings supply chain protagonists and other relevant stakeholders to explore how policy, markets and finance can better support methane reduction through robust new on-farm business cases for climate-smart livestock farming.
Climate KIC’s Saskia Visser will be among the panelists of the event, speaking at the session “Policy outlook: does the EU Livestock Strategy shift dairy and beef producers’ pathways to lowering methane emissions?”.
Join us in Dublin for an afternoon of pragmatic discussions, penetrating insights and networking on building sustainability within thriving Irish and European dairy and beef sectors.
Agenda
14.00 – 14.30: Registration and welcome coffee
14.30 – 15.00: Keynote address:
- Dave Fitzgerald, Sustainability Director, Ornua: Key trends for dairy sustainability expectations in the key markets
- Dr Sanne Dekker, Manager in Public Affairs, FrieslandCampina: Key corporate and political trends for European sustainable dairy
15.00 – 16.00: Session 1: EU Policy outlook: does the EU Livestock Strategy shift dairy and beef producers’ pathways to lowering methane emissions?
- Liam MacHale, Director of European Affairs, Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA)
- Dr Saskia Visser, Strategic Partnerships & Opportunity Development Lead, Climate KIC
- Dr Sean McCarthy, Senior On-farm Sustainability Manager, Kinisla
- Matt O’Neill, Climate Project Lead, Institute for International & European Affairs (IIEA)
16.00 – 16.30: Coffee break
16.30 – 17.30: Session 2: The on-farm business case for climate-smart action: can public-private financing, the CRCF and CAP support align to build the right incentives?
- Eoin Lowry, Head of Agriculture, Bank of Ireland
- Ariane De Bellefroid, OP2B – Future Fit Dairy Initiative
- Enda Buckley, Director of Sustainability, Carbery Group
- Anaïs L’Hôte, Project Manager, IDELE – French National Livestock Institute
17.30 – 18.30: Networking Cocktails
Moderator: Rose O’Donovan