Agriculture is the missing piece in the UK's net zero plans

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Land management could make or break the UK's net zero transition, yet agriculture is one of the few major sectors without its own decarbonisation strategy, writes WWF's Jo Furtado

Especially in the deep midsummer, the UK's green and pleasant landscapes don't look like they would present a problem for reaching our climate goals. Yet, our agricultural emissions have been mostly static...

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