Josh Fenton-Glynn

Josh Fenton-Glynn

Labour — Calder Valley

Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 October 2026

Debate

Peatland: Energy Infrastructure

Contribution

We cannot strengthen one part of our climate response by weakening another. Peatland stores 50% of the country’s soil carbon—3 billion tonnes of the stuff. That is the equivalent of all the carbon stored by forests in the UK, Germany, and France combined. Building on peatland releases that carbon. That is why there are rules against doing so for development or farming. Will the Minister please look at cases of siting wind farms and other energy projects on peatland, so that there is consistency across the board?

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