The FarmPEAT Project EIP is a pilot project funded by the EU Recovery Instrument Funding under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2022.
This pilot was set up in 2021 in order to design and trial a resultsbased agri-environmental scheme with farmers who farm on peat soils around raised bogs in the midlands of Ireland. Another main objective of the project was to increase awareness of the importance of peat soils in terms of climate, water quality and biodiversity both within the local farming community and the wider local communities.
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In 2015, the UK pledged to be Net Zero by 2050, with the NFU striving for the more ambitious target of 2040. Net Zero is achieved when the amount of greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted is balanced with those removed from the atmosphere. This helps to combat climate change and reduce global warming.
Opportunities are increasing for farmers and land managers to earn revenues from storing carbon in soils or vegetation, or by reducing baseline GHG emissions from crop and livestock production.
The UK Government has set a Net Zero target for 2050. Land use and management has a key role to play in this, with the NFU setting an even earlier target of 2040.
