Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 63884

Agriculture: Livestock

Tabled: 30 June 2025

Answered: 7 July 2025

Question

Terry Jermy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of industrial livestock farming on the UK's capacity to reach its net zero targets.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner

As part of the cross-Whitehall Carbon Budget Delivery Plan 2023 (CBDP), Defra published 25 on-farm decarbonisation measures to reduce agricultural emissions and meet our Carbon Budget 4 to 6 commitments, including measures aimed at supporting livestock em...

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