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<p>The government introduced legislation for a new net-zero emissions target for 2050,
which was passed by Parliament last month.</p><p> </p><p>Defra works closely with
the department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions from the natural resources sector, including agriculture, forestry, land-use,
waste and resources, and fluorinated gases, as set out in the Clean Growth Strategy.</p><p>
</p><p>The UK was the first country in the EU to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the
Montreal Protocol, which will through reducing the use of hydrofluorocarbon greenhouse
gases lead to a reduction of emissions by 85% by 2036.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We support
nature-based solutions through our international aid programmes on forestry and mangroves/blue
forests that act as effective carbon sinks as well as provide for mitigation and adaptation
to climate change.</p><p> </p><p>We will publish the England Peat Strategy to protect
existing carbon stores and as part of this we are establishing a Lowland Agricultural
Peat Taskforce to develop a more sustainable future for agriculture on lowland peatland
in England. Following on from our Resources and Waste Strategy, we are consulting
on food waste collection schemes which will divert food waste from landfill.</p><p>
</p><p>As the cornerstone of new agricultural policy, the new Environmental Land Management
Scheme will pay public money for the provision of environmental public goods, such
as the mitigation of and adaption to climate change. This year, we will start developing
a new emissions reduction plan for agriculture, in which we will set out our long-term
vision for a more productive, low-carbon farming sector.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
action we are taking will continue our tradition in climate leadership.</p>
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