Report: Scottish farmers could 'comfortably' slash emissions by over a third

Michael Holder
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A focus on more climate-friendly farming techniques rather than major land use change could deliver deep decarbonisation from sector, WWF argues

Scottish farmers could "comfortably" slash their emissions by more than a third over the next 25 years by focusing solely on farm-level measures such as fertiliser reduction, conservation efforts, organic...

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