Rejected petition To end the use of peat for horticulture and other commercial purposes.

The peatlands of the UK are one of our greatest assets; we cannot underestimate their importance for carbon capture. In the UK they hold more carbon than forests. Peat extraction in the UK is estimated to release a million tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere every year. Governments need to act.

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Commercial extraction of peat from our peat bogs can remove more than 500 years worth of peat growth in a single year. But despite alternatives available such as compost, sales for peat are at 3 billion litres a year and rising! We need to fight against climate crisis in all areas.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/263362

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Date submitted 15 June 2019
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