Peatlands

Baroness Parminter Excerpts
Wednesday 8th January 2014

(10 years, 10 months ago)

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My Lords, the poor condition of upland blanket peat bogs causes nearly 300,000 tonnes of CO2 to be released into the atmosphere every year. Can the Minister say at what date the Government intend to increase peatland restoration in the national greenhouse gas emissions reporting?