The government is set to join an international effort to develop technologies to reduce methane emissions from livestock. Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon is also expected to tell the climate summit in Washington, D.C., on Monday that Ireland is to spend significantly more on climate-related research into agriculture and food systems in the coming years.In his speech at the Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) summit, he is expected to say that Ireland “recognises that climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face globally and that addressing it requires international cooperation”. “Ireland has previously committed to increasing investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems research by 40 percent between 2021 and 2025. At this summit, I am announcing our intention to increase this to 60 percent,” Heydon said. He is expected to announce this at the conference. “Our increased ambition will provide an increase of almost €9.5 million compared to 2020, and our total investment in climate-related research will increase to more than €25 million by 2025.” (Martin Wall)