This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Ban the use of peat in gardening and horticulture
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Buying peat-based compost contributes to the destruction of wildlife habitats by peat mining & the release of vast amounts of carbon dioxide, the main agent of climate breakdown. To tackle climate breakdown & its impact on our natural world, we need to ban the use of peat in gardening & horticulture
• 3 million cubic metres of peat sold for horticultural use annually in UK, ⅓ from UK peatlands (IUCN http://bit.ly/peat-horticulture)
• 10 million tonnes carbon dioxide lost to atmosphere annually from UK’s damaged peatlands (IUCN http://bit.ly/peat-CO2)
• Peatland destruction releasing vast amounts of CO2 (New Scientist http://bit.ly/peatland-destruction)
• Peatlands support many important species & unique ecosystems (IUCN http://bit.ly/peat-biodiversity)
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263362
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