Government criticises ‘scaremongering’ over peatland restoration

The proposals include targets for the restoration and rewetting of drained peatlands.

Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien (PA)

The Minister for Housing has said there has been “scaremongering” over the EU restoration law.

The European Commission says the law is a key element of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, which calls for binding targets to restore degraded ecosystems, in particular those with the most potential to capture and store carbon and to prevent and reduce the impact of natural disasters.