Government told to move quicker on carbon sequestration

The letter from CCAC Chair Marie C Donnelly warned the Government that a downward emissions trajectory in 2023 is crucial

The best existing ways to increase carbon sequestration on farms are to plant additional woodlands.

Dairy farmers wondering what the government will throw at them next under climate and nitrates regulations should start swotting up on carbon sequestration.

The Government's Climate Action Plan 2023 includes a commitment to impose mandatory carbon sequestration requirements for nitrates derogation farmers, and the first quarter of 2023 was the due date.