EDM 1645: Impact of net zero policies on the agricultural sector and rural communities

That this House expresses deep concern over the damaging and disproportionate impact of the Government’s net zero policy on the agricultural sector, which is essential to food production, economic stability and the resilience of rural communities across the United Kingdom; notes that the pursuit of net zero is placing excessive and unrealistic demands on farmers, while major global polluters and multinational corporations continue largely unaffected; further notes that these policies are being imposed despite offering negligible climate benefit, while carrying a significant and escalating financial cost to Government, and by extension, to taxpayers and consumers; recognises that the burden is being felt nationwide but is particularly severe in Northern Ireland, where agriculture plays a central role in both the economy and community life; and calls on the Government to urgently reconsider its net zero strategy, ensuring it does not sacrifice the future of UK agriculture or impose unsustainable costs on the public for limited return.