{"id":379524,"date":"2025-05-23T08:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=379524"},"modified":"2025-05-23T08:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:30:11","slug":"scottish-meat-industry-fights-back-against-ccc-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=379524","title":{"rendered":"Scottish Meat Industry Fights Back Against CCC\u00a0Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Paul Homewood<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For once somebody is standing up to the bullies in the Climate Change Committee, who seem to think they now run the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This press release is in response to the CCC\u2019s new carbon budget advice for Scotland:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Chair of QMS Kate Rowell commenting on the Climate Change Committee\u2019s (CCC\u2019s) carbon budget advice for Scotland:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cScotland\u2019s recommendations from the Climate Change Committee (CCC) are out of touch with our societal needs and grossly undermine the powerful, multi-benefits of agriculture across food security, health, nature and economy.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur most serious concern is the CCC\u2019s apparent disregard for the critical role of agriculture in securing a stable food supply. At a time when global demand for nutritious protein is rising year-on-year, it is unacceptable to overlook the food production capability of our Scottish farming sector. QMS\u2019s economic modelling to 2030 \u2013 based on realistic projections of per capita red meat consumption and production levels \u2013 suggests the UK could face a shortfall of 124,000 tonnes of beef. This is a gap we have the capacity to fill domestically, avoiding unnecessary reliance on imports.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe challenge the CCC\u2019s evidence base, as we believe it is flawed. In fact, Defra\u2019s meat balance sheets \u2013 which capture the total volume of meat available for consumption by adjusting production for imports and exports \u2013 show that beef supply has increased by 3.4% over the past decade when comparing three-year averages. In 2024, beef supply reached a six-year high. This calls into question whether the consumption trends cited by the CCC truly reflect the full picture.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is illogical and inconsistent with sustainability goals \u2013 including those under the Paris Agreement \u2013 to allow domestic production to decline and fill the gap with imports, especially when this penalises Scotland\u2019s highly efficient, lower-emission producers and the rural communities that rely on them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAlso notably absent is recognition of agriculture\u2019s positive contribution to biodiversity and climate mitigation. Farming has natural carbon capture potential. The CCC must begin recognising the role that farmers play in land stewardship, including carbon sequestration through sustainable land management.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cReducing greenhouse gas emissions remains a clear priority for the red meat supply chain \u2013 and we are making progress. QMS, together with AHDB, is developing robust data to help reduce emissions and quantify the net emissions of Scotland\u2019s food and drink production. Our Environmental Baselining pilot, involving 22 Scottish beef, lamb and pig farmers, is already uncovering the real environmental services these farmers provide \u2013 both above and below ground \u2013 and we look forward to sharing the results later this year.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe continue to press for long-term, multi-annual agricultural funding to support the sector in delivering public goods \u2013 from high-quality food to climate resilience and economic growth. But repurposing this support to shift away from sustainable livestock farming is not the answer. It undermines food security and threatens the viability of a sector that is already world-leading in efficiency and environmental stewardship.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe will continue to assess the detail of the 29 measures to target livestock emissions along with the policy actions which have been identified for Scottish Government. As the CCC\u2019s advice does not set policy, we will keep close engagement with Scottish Government as it considers the response in the months ahead.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/qmscotland.co.uk\/news\/chair-of-qms-kate-rowell-commenting-on-the-climate-change-committees-cccs-carbon-budget-advice-for-scotland<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For too long, the NFU and other farming bodies have kowtowed to the climate agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully they will now take note of what Kate Rowell says, and fight the Net Zero agenda tooth and nail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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