[OC] Northern Ireland’s agricultural emissions are higher today than in 1990, while other UK nations have reduced theirs

I built an interactive tool to explore how Northern Ireland's emissions profile has changed since 1990. Northern Ireland has cut total emissions by 31.5% since 1990, but almost all of that has come from reductions the electricity sector. Agriculture now accounts for 30.8% of NI's emissions, while the UK average is 12%. I've added a scenario modeller at the end of the tool where you can test different interventions proposed in the draft Climate Action Plan and see the effect it has on the projected agricultural emissions, particularly against the Climate Change Committee's suggested target for 2030. Even at maximum adoption across every available measure, I've found that the gap isn't fully closed without some reduction in cattle numbers.

Link to tool – climategapni.com