It’s disappointing that DEFRA, once again, has ignored expert advice about banning peat. Judith Stewart, DEFRA’s Soil and Peatland Policy Specialist, announced that they will continue to wait until 2030 to phase out industry use of horticultural peat. This is despite a clear message from the Climate Change Committee (an independent advisory body which gives expert advice to the government) that sales of horticultural peat should be banned by 2023.
https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/news/defra-delays-again-peat-ban
