A Just Transition for farmers

The mission of the Just Transition Commission will be to support the Government in its responsibility to provide a just transition to a climate neutral economy.

Amy Forde

24 July 2024

The Government aims to provide a just transition to a climate-neutral economy.

Vanessa Kiely O’Connor and Paul O’Brien have been appointed to represent farmers on the Just Transition Commission.

Kiely O’Connor, a dairy farmer from Inishannon, Co Cork, will be there on behalf of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA), while O’Brien, a sheep and tillage farmer from Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny, will be there for the IFA.

Vanessa Kiely O’Connor.

The Government aims to providing a just transition to a climate-neutral economy.

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