Read the words on the page and look at Commission impact assessment, p480. Ireland 's 2050 rewetting target is 116k hectares (ie half of 70% or 35% of total drained peatlands under agriculture, or 332k hectares). Let's end the disinformation and stop scaring farmers.
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Bord na Mona have committed to rewetting 79k hectares. In Art 9.4 paragraph 2 of NRL proposal there is no limit on the amount of peat extraction sites that can contribute to agriculture target.
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Coillte have committed to rewet 30k hectares by 2050. 79k from Bord na Mona and another 30k from Coillte EXCEEDS Ireland's agricultural target of 116k for 2050.
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Why are @markey, @BillyKelleherEU, @LeoVaradkar and others scaremongering about Ireland's rewetting targets? Have they not read the text or do they not understand it? Would there be an EU election on the way?
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The Council position would give Ireland a lesser target. Ireland argued for weaker target at Council (@greenparty_ie government minister allowed this to happened). Council target would mean a 2050 rewetting target for Ireland of 83k hectares, which Bord na Mona alone could meet
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EU Parliament current draft target would set Ireland a 2050 rewetting target of 153k hectares. I am the @Left_EU shadow rapporteur for the Nature Restoration Law. I know for a fact that this 153k target will not survive, my staff and are part of the negotiations.
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The Nature Restoration Law is in danger of being rejected. That would be a disaster. U can see clearly from the figures above there is no reason for Irish MEPs to vote against it based on peatland rewetting targets.
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There is also a vast amount of domestic peat extraction land in Ireland. The 2015 Irish Peatland Strategy suggests its a massive 612k. This could also be a possible option to contribute to the agricultural target, if some such land holders were incentivised to rewet.
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Irish media need to accurately report this. For the good of farmers and for the survival of this incredibly important piece of legislation @drivetimerte, @IrishTimes, @rtenews, @codohertynews, @SiCarswell @PatKennyNT @TodaywithClaire@, @AgrilandIreland, @farmersjournal
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