Extract from Commons
statement on Net Zero Emissions
(Bristol East) (Lab): It is a
simple fact that we cannot reach net zero without a change in diet,
a radical rethink of land use, at least a halving of food waste and
embedding sustainability in the food chain from farm to fork. It is
all well and good for Ministers to talk about carbon sequestration
from soil and planting more trees, but that is very much the safe
ground. We need to see a far more ambitious strategy both from the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and from
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to achieve
the reduction in emissions from food and farming that we need to
see. Will the Secretary of State start by endorsing the National
Farmers Union’s commitment to reach net zero by 2040?
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial
Strategy (Greg Clark): I am always strongly supportive of the NFU
and its work to make food and farming not only sustainable but a
source of prosperity for this country. The hon. Lady is
absolutely right that there are challenges and opportunities in
how we use land. Across Government, and I hope across this House,
we can work together to make sure those opportunities are reaped
and applied so that we can benefit from them in this country and
export them around the world.
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Extract from Commons
debate on Leaving the EU: Business of the House
(Glenrothes) (SNP):...Nick Van
Westenholz, director of EU exit and international trade at
the National Farmers Union, said:
“No Deal would be disastrous for some sectors…It is frankly
worrying that that we see it being put forward as a plausible
scenario to leave without a deal in October.”
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