Following the success of the recent climate change challenge, the Federation is working with its partners to widen the competition and stimulate more ideas to support the industry towards its goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2040. Between 7 September and 13 December, the new Climate Change Challenge is open for entries. These will help CFE and the NFU build a report on environmentally friendly farming and be highlighted at the world’s biggest climate change conference, the United Nations’ COP26 on 1-12 November, 2021.
The winner of the competition will also be invited to join a trip with the NFU Student & Young Farmer Ambassador Programme early next year to visit the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's Allerton Project at Loddington, travel to London for an overnight stay and meet the NFU’s External Affairs team in Westminster. This challenge is only open to those aged 18 and over.
The government has set a target of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and the NFU announced an ambition for the food and farming sector to reach that target by 2040.
We want you to share your ideas, or practical examples that you might already be using on your farm to help reduce emissions, in a short video (3 minutes max). You don’t need the final, polished solution, but we want to hear your thoughts on future mitigation methods for any farming and growing sectors or machinery development.
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