Minister of State for Local Government, Christopher O'Sullivan, on the Illegal Peat Extraction highlighted by the EPA to Local Authorities.
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#PeatExtraction #RTETWIP #RTEPolitics
Extraction counter from the Peat-free Partnership website, which reads "305,556.8 metres cubed. The amount of peat dug up since the UK government’s promise to end peat sales by 2024 was definitively missed"
Our #PeatExtraction counter has surpassed 300,000 m3.
This is an estimate, but the reality is that diggers are out right now shifting vast amounts of peat for #Gardening and #Horticulture.
We know how devastating this is - legislation is the only way forward.
#EndPeatSales
#Nature #Climate
