Rejected petition Ban the extraction and use of peat in the UK
Peat grows so slowly that it's essentially non-renewable.
It's a really important carbon sink, but it's used as heating fuel, which produces pollution and CO2.
It's used in gardening, but renewable and byproduct alternatives are available.
Outlaw peat extraction and use in the UK.
More details
When the selling and burning of wet wood is outlawed, as happened in England recently, people switch to burning peat among other things: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/27/pollutionwatch-wood-and-peat-burning-brings-return-of-air-pollution-to-dublin
Peatlands are the largest natural terrestrial carbon store, and damaged peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions: https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/peatlands-and-climate-change
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You might like to sign the following petitions:
Ban the use of peat in horticulture and all growing media by 2023.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/562054
Ban all extraction of peat for horticulture by 2022.
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/581532
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