Ban the extraction and use of peat in the UK

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Peat grows so slowly that it's essentially non-renewable.

It's a really important carbon sink, but it's used as heating fuel, which produces pollution and CO2.

It's used in gardening, but renewable and byproduct alternatives are available.

Outlaw peat extraction and use in the UK.

When the selling and burning of wet wood is outlawed, as happened in England recently, people switch to burning peat among other things: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/27/pollutionwatch-wood-and-peat-burning-brings-return-of-air-pollution-to-dublin

Peatlands are the largest natural terrestrial carbon store, and damaged peatlands are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions: https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/peatlands-and-climate-change

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Ban all extraction of peat for horticulture by 2022.
Ban all extraction of peat for horticulture by 2022.

Timeline

9 May 2021	Petition opened for signatures
13 May 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 13 May 2021

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