Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 33099
Grazing Land: Carbon Capture and Storage
Tabled: 24 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Helen Morgan
Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of using grass pasture for carbon storage.
Answer
Emma HardyDefra is informed by work in its advisory bodies on this topic. Natural England produced an assessment of carbon storage by different habitats in 2021 and found that old species-rich grasslands with minimal inputs can store significant amounts of carbon. ...
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