My understanding of what the Minister said is that grassland is better storage than a sequestration process. However, the business of farming for cattle and sheep means that the carbon is captured by the grass and then moved along the food chain as the cattle eat the grass and become food and manure. That is the sequestration process, and that is why it is important to measure it.
Beef Cattle and Sheep (Carbon Footprint)
Proceeding contribution from
Bill Wiggin
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 June 2013.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Beef Cattle and Sheep (Carbon Footprint).
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2013-14
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