At some point, it was inevitable the Government would run out of road to kick down the can of decisions on climate action and where it must happen. That point is now. Talks are set to resume this Wednesday between Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue of Fianna Fáil and his colleague in charge of Climate Action, Green Party leader Eamon Ryan. At stake is the much-delayed decision on how much of the burden to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will fall on farmers on the one hand, and on the rest of the country on the other hand.  Presenting the issue…

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