Britain’s rich landowners are fuelling climate change by clearing peat bogs for grouse shooting, according to a report by government advisers. Landowners burn off the peat to encourage the growth of heather, which feeds the sporting birds.
Around 30% (nearly 1,000 sq km) of upland deep peat has become dominated by heather for grouse.
"It really makes no sense to be draining peat when we are trying to cut carbon emissions," Lord Krebs, the chair of the committee's adaptation group, told BBC News. Lord Krebs said the government should examine the possibility of using funds from the Common Agricultural Policy to protect peatlands.
Same old story, some of the UK’s richest people who own large tracts of uplands will effectively be paid for doing nothing.
Around 30% (nearly 1,000 sq km) of upland deep peat has become dominated by heather for grouse.
"It really makes no sense to be draining peat when we are trying to cut carbon emissions," Lord Krebs, the chair of the committee's adaptation group, told BBC News. Lord Krebs said the government should examine the possibility of using funds from the Common Agricultural Policy to protect peatlands.
Same old story, some of the UK’s richest people who own large tracts of uplands will effectively be paid for doing nothing.
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