The government will publish details of its Climate Action Plan later today.
Last week, the Climate Change Advisory Council set out its carbon budget aimed at cutting carbon emissions by 51% in the next ten years.
The three biggest areas of focus are likely to be transport, the retrofit of homes and agriculture.
It's believed the agriculture sector will be asked to cut its emissions by between 22% and 30% over the next ten years.
But Junior Agriculture Minister, Martin Haydon, is reassuring farmers a reduction in the national herd isn't being considered.
He said the plan will see the "stabalisation of our herd - that it doesn't go up or down."
"We want to continue to produce the top quality food that we do but we want to do that with a low emissions profile."
Plan Aims To Make Public Transport Zero Emission
All new public transport fleets purchased after 2023 will be zero emission.
Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath says the government wants to see personal electrical vehicles go down in price.
He says for many "the price is simply out of reach".
Minister @mmcgrathtd coming up on @NTBreakfast now re Climate Action Plan. 🌏
Cutting Emissions, Creating Green Jobs, Protecting People and Planet pic.twitter.com/ApfF4osY1J— Dept. PER IRL (@IRLDeptPER) November 4, 2021
"A fossil fuel car continues to be cheaper and these are the type of challenges that the government has to confront."
The full details of the Carbon Action Plan are due to be published later today.
