Implementation of the Climate Action Plan will impact on farming families and rural Ireland. Although this will bring opportunity in some areas, it will also bring additional costs.

There are still many unanswered questions about how the targets will be achieved. Everyone in Ireland is being asked to play their part.

Over the coming weeks, Irish Country Living will be looking at how the plan will impact on rural families and communities from the cost of a home retrofit to accessibility of public transport. If you wish to contribute to these articles click here.

Have you already retrofitted your home? Has an electric or hybrid vehicle reduced your transport costs? What is the public transport like in your area? Will your business model change as a result of the targets?

Please let us know.

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