Update to the Climate Change Plan 2018 – 2032 Securing a Green Recovery on a Path to Net Zero
Read the full reportThe report highlights the importance of managing soils and grasslands to sequester carbon and reduce emissions, highlighting practices like using clover to lower fertiliser needs. Significant land use changes, including afforestation and peatland restoration, are key strategies to enhance carbon sequestration and improve soil health. Farmers and crofters play a vital role in these efforts, with a major policy focus on planting trees and hedges to optimise carbon storage and support biodiversity.
The report highlights the importance of managing soils and grasslands to sequester carbon and reduce emissions. Good soil management practices, including the use of clover to reduce fertiliser needs and promote carbon sequestration, are emphasised.
Significant changes in land use, including increased afforestation and peatland restoration, are outlined as key strategies to enhance carbon sequestration and improve soil health.
Emphasis on the role of farmers and crofters in managing soils to support food production, carbon storage, and biodiversity restoration. Encouraging the planting of trees and hedges on farms and crofts to optimise carbon sequestration is a major policy focus.
Recommendations for policy implementation
- Boosting efforts to integrate woodland creation on farms and supporting agroforestry practices.
- Policies to support the testing of soil on improved land every five or six years.
- Introduction of precision farming techniques and nitrogen use efficiency to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Increasing support and training for farmers and crofters to adopt low-emission and sustainable farming practices.
- Support for planting trees and hedgerows to enhance carbon sequestration on agricultural land.
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Update to the Climate Change Plan 2018 – 2032 Securing a Green Recovery on a Path to Net Zero