A new Independent Climate Change Inquiry is to explore how a low carbon landscape can support a bright future for farming and food.
The 10-strong inquiry panel, titled Farming for 1.5 Degrees,is made up from members of different food and farming sectors, as well as leading scientists and environmentalists. It will be co-chaired by Mike Robinson, chief executive of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and Nigel Miller, farmer and chair of Livestock Health Scotland.
The aim is to produce a consensus report on the way forward for farming and land use in Scotland, in the context of the Scottish Government’s commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
The inquiry is supported jointly by NFU Scotland and leading food policy charity Nourish Scotland.
Over the next 12 months, the panel will hear from a wide range of witnesses and bring together evidence and views from many different sources.
Its final report will propose agreed targets for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from Scotland’s agriculture and related land use, while continuing to produce high-quality food, and will identify the specific measures needed to achieve these targets.
The other committee members
Andrew Barbour, livestock farmer and acting chair of the Deer Working Group.Dave Reay, Professor of carbon management at the University of EdinburghDeborah J. Long, chief officer at Scottish Environment LINK. Professor Geoff Simm, director of the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security at the University of Edinburgh. John Smith, Kintyre dairy farmer and chair of NFUS milk committee. Philip Sleigh, Aberdeenshire pig farmer and QMS board member.Russell Brown, Perthshire and Fife arable farmer and chair of the Scottish Potato Co-op.Professor Sarah Skerratt, director of policy engagement at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). Sheila George, WWF Scotland food and environment policy manager.Steven Thomson, senior agricultural economist at SRUC.
A new Independent Climate Change Inquiry is to explore how a low carbon landscape can support a bright future for farming and food.
The 10-strong inquiry panel, titled Farming for 1.5 Degrees,is made up from members of different food and farming sectors, as well as leading scientists and environmentalists. It will be co-chaired by Mike Robinson, chief executive of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, and Nigel Miller, farmer and chair of Livestock Health Scotland.
The aim is to produce a consensus report on the way forward for farming and land use in Scotland, in the context of the Scottish Government’s commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
The inquiry is supported jointly by NFU Scotland and leading food policy charity Nourish Scotland.
Over the next 12 months, the panel will hear from a wide range of witnesses and bring together evidence and views from many different sources.
Its final report will propose agreed targets for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions from Scotland’s agriculture and related land use, while continuing to produce high-quality food, and will identify the specific measures needed to achieve these targets.
The other committee members
Andrew Barbour, livestock farmer and acting chair of the Deer Working Group.Dave Reay, Professor of carbon management at the University of EdinburghDeborah J. Long, chief officer at Scottish Environment LINK. Professor Geoff Simm, director of the Global Academy of Agriculture and Food Security at the University of Edinburgh. John Smith, Kintyre dairy farmer and chair of NFUS milk committee. Philip Sleigh, Aberdeenshire pig farmer and QMS board member.Russell Brown, Perthshire and Fife arable farmer and chair of the Scottish Potato Co-op.Professor Sarah Skerratt, director of policy engagement at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC). Sheila George, WWF Scotland food and environment policy manager.Steven Thomson, senior agricultural economist at SRUC. 
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