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Green groups demand peat burning ban in face of government inaction

Toby Hill
clock 28 October 2020 •
Peat bogs are a natural carbon sinks, storing hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon in England alone
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Peat bogs are a natural carbon sinks, storing hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon in England alone

Defra has reiterated its intention to ban rotational burning on peat bogs, but has still yet to offer a timetable of action

A year since the government pledged to ban burning on the England's fragile peatlands, its failure to act on that promise is allowing fires to scorch moorlands and National Parks that provide critical...

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