Peatlands

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in developing her Department’s peatland calculator for carbon losses, whether the Government will include peat destruction caused by (i) wind farm developments and (ii) wildfires cause

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1. 28 August 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, in developing her Department’s peatland calculator for carbon losses, whether the Government will include peat destruction caused by (i) wind farm developments and (ii) wildfires cause

   Source: Commons

2. 4 September 2026

   Answer

   The Government is working with the Scottish Government on the development of an updated carbon calculator tool for England, similar to that used in Scotland. This will assess for the carbon impacts of peatland disturbance associated with onshore wind deve...

   Source: Written answer

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• Sammy Wilson · Democratic Unionist Party · Commons
• · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Answering body
• Jenny Riddell-Carpenter · Labour · Answering member

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