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Rural Climate Change Forum 11 February 2010
RURAL CLIMATE CHANGE FORUM
Sixteenth meeting, Thursday 11 February 2010 (10.30 – 15.30)
Venue: Defra, Room 613 Nobel House, 17 Smith Square London, SW1P 3JR
Minutes
Attendees
See list at Appendix below
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Item 1: Draft minutes, action points and matters arising from 14th meeting
1. John Gilliland (Chair), welcomed all Members to the meeting and in particular welcomed
the following people attending the Forum for the first time: Henry Robinson (Vice President
– Country Land and Business Association), Chetal Moghraby (Defra – Secretariat) and Nia
Ball (Agriculture and Climate Change team – Scottish Executive).
2. The Minutes of the last Forum meeting on 2 November were accepted by all, and there
were no outstanding actions.
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Item 2: Strategic Policy Issues
3. John Gilliland (Chair) welcomed the Secretary of State, the Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn who had
joined the meeting during the discussion on this item, and thanked him for taking the time
to engage with the Forum on these important issues.
2 a) Carbon Budgets project and Defra’s Climate Change Plan
4. Martin Nesbit (Defra) updated the Forum on the development of Defra’s Climate Change
Plan, due to be published in the Spring. Subject to the Secretary of State’s further
consideration, it was expected that the Plan would cover both mitigation and adaptation
policy across Defra’s remit, including agriculture, forestry, waste and water. The mitigation
section would acknowledge the work that had been done by the Climate Change Task
Force (CCTF) to produce the GHG Action Plan. The sections on Forestry and Soils would
also include the Government’s response to the Read Report, and highlight the need for
more evidence on soils and peat protection. The Plan would set out a range of indicators,
including on anaerobic digestion (AD), to monitor the industry’s progress in delivering the
abatement targets. It would also briefly mention options for Government intervention in the
event that the industry’s GHG Action Plan did not make sufficient progress.
2 b) Developing a GHG Action Plan for the agriculture sector
5. Jonathan Scurlock (NFU) announced that a final version of the GHG Action Plan,
developed by the CCTF in consultation with other key industry partners, had been
completed to the agreed schedule and published on the NFU website (at
http://www.nfuonline.com/Our-work/Environment/Climate-change/GHG-emissions---
reducing-agricultural-emissions/). The Plan set a framework for how the sector would
deliver the required 3Mt CO2e emissions reduction per year by the third carbon budget
period (2018-2022), based on the best available evidence.
6. Other members and partners of the CCTF highlighted that the Action Plan was a clear
statement of the industry’s commitment to delivering the required emission reductions. The
Plan had set out a framework that aimed to address the mitigation of nitrous oxide and
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methane emissions by driving efficiency in agricultural production as a whole. It integrated
other existing agri-environmental initiatives and delivery mechanisms which offered
benefits for emissions reduction, such as the Dairy and Meat Roadmaps and the
Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CfFE), amongst others. It was clear that the
success of the Plan would largely be dependent on its effective delivery through well
developed advisory mechanisms, including increased investment in knowledge transfer
and research and development. The Government would be expected to play a key part in
this process.
7. The Secretary of State thanked the Chair and members of the Forum for inviting him, and
for the work the Forum had been doing in addressing these issues over the years. He
welcomed the Forum’s continued engagement with the Council of Food Policy Advisors.
He also welcomed the industry’s leadership in developing and publishing the GHG Action
Plan, stressing that all parties involved in this process, including Government, had a
responsibility to ensure delivery against its objectives. The agriculture sector, like every
other sector, needed to play its full part in meeting the commitments set out in the UK Low-
Carbon Transition Plan, and the Campaign for the Farmed Environment was an example
of what could be achieved when Government and industry worked closely together. He
alluded to the fact that more research was required to fully understand the carbon impact
of farming practices, and highlighted the need to put in place a more accurate GHG
accounting system. Government continued to show a firm commitment to this process,
including: making small scale AD plants eligible for double Renewable Obligation
Certificates (ROCs); introducing banded feed-in tariffs; and extending the Carbon Trust
interest-free loans to the farming industry.
8. Members joined the Secretary of State in welcoming the publication of the Action Plan. It
was clear that the 3Mt CO2e yearly emissions reduction target for the sector was just the
beginning, and more may be required in future. It was expected that the RCCF workshop
on UK Low-Carbon farming to 2050 on 12 February in Reading, would help to outline a
vision of what the sector would look like in the future. It would be important to highlight the
benefits of the Action Plan to farmers in providing them with a range of options and
creating a win-win environment, in order to achieve the desired behaviour change. It would
also be important to ensure that the Action Plan responded to the challenges from the
market as well as the policy challenge, as both would equally drive this process in light of
the estimated UK populations growth to 70m by 2050.
9. Some felt that the process of accounting, and indeed the implementation of the Action
Plan, could be made easier if the agriculture and Land Use and Land Use Change
(LULUCF) sections of the national GHG inventory were combined. Members were assured
that work was ongoing to improve both inventory and that the scope for combining both
sections would also be explored, however that in itself should not distract the industry from
achieving its emissions reduction targets. The development of an on-farm balance sheet,
that captured the full range of environmental practices expected of farmers and enabled
them to make evidence based decisions, could offer multiple benefits to the sector. All
members were encouraged to get behind the CCTF to help promote the uptake of the
Action Plan.
2 c) Committee on Climate Change Agriculture work programme
10. David Kennedy (Chief Executive – CCC) gave the Forum a brief update on the CCC’s
forthcoming Progress Report to Parliament, due to be published in June, that would
include a detailed section on agriculture. The CCC’s October progress report did not
discuss the agriculture sector in any detail as further work on the sector’s abatement
potential had not been done at the time. It was clear that the 80% emissions reduction
target, set for the UK in the Climate Change Act, did not mean that an 80% reduction was
needed in each sector, including agriculture. However, based on the initial analysis from
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the Marginal Abatement Cost Curve (MACC) for the sector, developed by the Scottish
Agriculture Collage (SAC), the CCC had expected a higher yearly emissions reduction
target than the 3Mt CO2e target set in the UK Low-Carbon Transition Plan, and were keen
to understand the analysis behind that figure. They would be undertaking further analysis
to review the SAC MACC in order to inform their advice on the agriculture sector’s
potential to reduce GHG emissions in their June Progress Report. This report would not
aim to set out detailed policy options, but would instead highlight the possible incentives
needed to encourage abatement in the sector and outline a set of indicators and drivers to
achieve this. Specific indictors for small scale AD would be considered in future, but would
not be covered in the June report. The CCC would look to explore all potential avenues for
abatement in both the supply and demand chains, for instance, they were working with
the Cranfield Institute to consider the benefits of dietary change for GHG mitigation.
11. Members were pleased that the CCC would be looking at the entire food chain, as it was
clear that improvements in the efficiency of agricultural production would generally offer
benefits for GHG mitigation. The importance of analysing land use, in considering carbon
loss and storage, was stressed as this would have implications for determining the level of
production that was needed in the UK to meet the demand of an increased population of
70m by 2050, without exporting the problem overseas. Strategic communications was also
thought to have an important role to play in bringing about the desired behaviour change.
The CCC were advised not to solely base their future analysis on the SAC report, as it was
judged to be limited in its approach in that it had not considered a few key areas, such as
the impact of changing systems and the use of on-farm wind energy. It was also
suggested that they might want to avoid getting drawn into the debate on the negative
environmental impacts of red meat, as it was clearly a very complex issue.
12. The CCC were keen to continue to engage with the Forum in exploring these issues;
Forum members were encouraged to liaise with the CCC’s lead on Agriculture, Food and
Land Management, Kavita Srinivasan, in taking this work forward.
2 d) Anaerobic Digestion Implementation Plan
13. Jeremy Eppel (Defra) presented to the Forum the work that had been done between
Defra, DECC and the Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Task Group in meeting the commitment to
develop an AD Implementation Plan. Actions that the Plan would cover included a range of
incentives to increase the uptake of AD such as; the introduction of banded Feed-in
Tariffs, Renewable Heat Incentive, options to increase availability of feed stocks for AD
plants and work to develop the market for digestate. It would present the Government’s
consideration of how to improve environmental permitting and outline ongoing work
undertaken to facilitate co-digestion. The Implementation Plan would include actions to
increase knowledge and understanding of AD. The proposed AD plants to be built,
following the £10m Government investment in the Demonstration Programme, were due
be completed by 2011, and an online advice portal had been set up. Work to organise a
series of regional advice workshops and training for AD users was also underway.
Ongoing and future R&D would also be included in the Plan, as well as ongoing
international work on the Methane to Markets Partnership, Task 37, and Defra’s work with
China under the Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Network (SAIN). There was a drive for
better data collection and reporting, and WRAP were developing an online information
system that would help developers to identify suitable locations in the UK where AD plants
could be sited, based on feedstock availability and potential markets for digestate. This
was very much work in progress, and stakeholders had been engaged throughout this
process.
14. Some members expressed the industry’s concerns over the level of Feed-in Tariffs
announced for small scale AD plants below 500kW. It was felt that the industry’s views,
following the consultation on Feed-in Tariffs, had not been adequately considered in the
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Government’s response, and indeed these views appeared not to have been published as
part of the consultation responses. It was considered that the banded Feed-in Tariffs
announced only offered 2p/kW over the larger scale AD plants, which, it was claimed, went
against the advice of the AD Task Group. There was concern that this may not provide
enough incentive for farm scale AD plant and would not enable the achievement of the
industry’s ambition of having 1000 on-farm AD plants by 2020.
15. James Hughes (DECC) was happy to raise the industry’s concerns with the DECC
Renewables team. There had been an oversight on the part of the contractors for the
Feed-in Tariffs consultation, who had failed to publish a full list of consultees, but all views,
including that of industry, had been considered. DECC officials had also met with the AD
Task Group and considered their recommendations during the process. A single band for
Feed-in Tariffs had originally been proposed, but following the consideration of the
industry’s views on creating a second band for smaller scale plants, a second band was
offered. In addition, the Renewable Heat Incentive, due to come into force in April next
year, would offer support for small scale AD as there were equally gains to be made from
the production of heat and gas, and not just from electricity.
2 e) Adaptation to climate change in the Agriculture, Forestry and Land Management
sector
16. Ian Pickard (Defra) presented the summary report on the workshop on Adapting English
Agriculture For 2020 And Beyond, held in Reading on 2nd December 2009, which had been
circulated to the Forum. He informed the Forum that the Defra Adaptation Plan would be
linked to the mitigation plan to form Defra’s Climate Change Plan. He took the Forum
through the key points of the Adaptation Plan, highlighting the priority measures for the
AFLM sector.
17. It would be important to clearly understand the land use implications of increased
agricultural production in order to sustain future UK population growth, including the
possible role of regulations to protect grade’s 1 and 2 lands and peat soils. The importance
of managing water as a limited resource, including flood management, and the need to
assess this on a geographical and catchment level was also highlighted. It was noted that
the water status of soils, if not properly managed, could have significant impacts on nitrous
oxide emissions. The Forum was assured that these issues were being considered by
Defra. Some felt that it would also be important to capture the linkages with the Water
Framework Directive and to engage with the water utilities industry in this process, whilst
ensuring that farmers also took the opportunity to engage, as most water utility companies
were already developing adaptation plans. Anglian Water, were cited as leaders in this
area and the Environment Agency was exploring avenues to work with them. It was also
felt that the linkages between the Adaptation Plans for Agriculture and the Natural
Environment (Green Infrastructures) should be joined up. A few members also expressed
interest in the outcome of Defra’s Foresight study on land use.
18. The House of Lords European Union Committee, Sub-Committee D (Environment and
Agriculture) had launched an inquiry into the Adaptation of Agriculture and Forestry to
Climate Change: The EU Policy Response in December 2009. Defra - alongside other
RCCF member organisations including Natural England, Environment Agency, Forestry
Commission, the CLA, the NFU and the RSPB - submitted both written and oral evidence
to the inquiry. [Details of the written evidences and transcripts of oral evidences are
available at the following link on the UK Parliament website:
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_s_comm_d.cfm please follow
the links on Uncorrected Oral Evidence, Corrected Evidence and Written Evidence on the
right hand side of the page]
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19. There was general consensus that both adaptation and mitigation issues should be
discussed together and not separately as both were intricately linked. The Chair, John
Gilliland, had planned to meet with Lord John Krebs (Chair of the Adaptation Sub-
Committee of the CCC) to consider ways to ensure that both issues were better joined up
in future.
ACTION: James Hughes (DECC) to convey to DECC colleagues, the industry’s concerns
about the limited banding of AD plants below 500kW in the Government’s proposed Feed-
in Tariffs.
ACTION: Secretariat to liaise with Defra colleagues to provide an update on the Defra
Foresight study on Land Use at the next Forum meeting.
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Item 3: International Developments on Climate Change
20. Jeremy Eppel (Defra) presented paper RCCF 10/02: Recent EU and International
Developments, covering ongoing work in international fora, including: UNFCCC
Copenhagen Conference negotiations on agriculture; The New Zealand Global Research
Alliance; China - SAIN; OECD; Methane to Markets Partnership; and the House of Lords
Inquiry into “The Adaptation of Agriculture and Forestry to Climate Change”: The EU Policy
Response. He informed the Forum that there had been a significant increase in the
amount of work focusing on climate change mitigation and adaptation in the OECD. For
instance, the Committee for Agriculture were due to hold a ministerial meeting in Paris on
25th and 26th February, which would highlight climate change as a key future challenge for
the sector. Jim Fitzpatrick, Defra Minister for Food, Farming and Environment, was due to
attend the meeting. Jeremy Eppel would be attending a major conference/technical expo
of the Methane to Markets Partnership in New Deli from 2nd to 5th March, which would
cover issues around small scale AD. He also drew members attention to the proposed joint
UK-China seminar on climate change mitigation and agriculture, which had been
tentatively scheduled to be held in mid-May in Beijing as part of the UK-China Sustainable
Development Dialogue. An outline programme for the seminar had been attached in
Annex B of paper RCCF 10/02, and members were encouraged to consider their
attendance at the seminar. Some progress had been made in negotiating a text on a future
agriculture work programme at the UNFCCC Conference in Copenhagen, which had been
widely welcomed by most parties, and although agreement hadn’t been reached, it would
hopefully be revisited and finalised during 2010. The first meeting of the New Zealand
Global Research Alliance was also due to take place in Wellington, New Zealand on 7th to
9th April.
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Item 4: Research and Development Priorities
4 a) Agricultural GHG Emissions R&D Platform
21. Luke Spadavecchia (Defra) presented paper RCCF 10/03: Agricultural GHG Emissions
R&D Platform, and took the Forum through work that was being done by the Defra
Evidence and Knowledge Base team, in collaboration with the Devolved Administrations,
to develop an Agricultural GHG R&D Platform necessary to improve the agriculture
inventory to tier 2 and beyond. A three day workshop, held in November 2009, raised
research challenges for improving the inventory and also addressed the identified
challenges. The outputs of the workshop had been used to draw up specifications for
projects aimed to address these requirements, and the first projects had been put out for
tender. A number of bids had been received and the projects were due to start in April.
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22. Members emphasised the importance of considering the agriculture and LULUCF sections
of the National GHG inventory together. Wales had been considering how real data could
be accessed (such as the settlement data), and used in the Welsh LULUCF section of the
inventory; instead of the modelled data usually extrapolated from trends in the Countryside
Surveys of 1990, 1998 and more recently 2003. This would hopefully improve the data
collection process and aid the abatement efforts of the sector. The complexity of the
process of combining both sections had been the main challenge; however, a steering
group was being put in place by Defra to work out the possibility of aligning both sections
of the inventory. Though the alignment of both sections was desirable, it was re-
emphasised that the process in itself should not deter the industry from ensuring it meets
its emissions reduction targets. It was clarified that embedded emissions from imports
were not due to be considered in the improvement of the inventory. John Gilliland asked
DECC and Defra to provide the Forum with a note at the next Forum meeting in May,
outlining the process and timescale for improvement of the agriculture and LULUCF
sections of the National GHG inventory; this should also address the scope for and issues
around combining the two sections of the inventory.
4 b) Identifying GHG efficiencies in Welsh food supply chains
23. Professor Gareth Edwards-Jones (Welsh Land Use and Climate Change Group)
presented paper RCCF 10/04: Identifying GHG efficiencies in Welsh food supply
chains, and highlighted the key findings of his study, which had looked at five case study
food items in the food chain (lamb meat, liquid milk, cheese, fresh strawberries and fresh
potatoes). Data from existing studies had been used to simulate GHG emissions from
realistic supply chains, the potential for various changes in the constituent process to
reduce overall GHG emissions where then explored. Though the possibilities of achieving
real GHG reductions on farm were difficult, there was considerable potential to reduce
emissions from the food supply chain using existing technologies. The greatest
opportunities were associated with the use of renewable energy, replacement of fossil
fuels in transport, the use of on-farm AD and replacement of refrigerants with alternatives
with lower GHG emissions. However, it was noted that there were noticeable
discrepancies in the resultant emission values derived from the use of PAS2050 or the
Cranfield method, for any given data set.
24. Subsequent discussions flagged up issues around the various GHG emissions accounting
methodologies such as the PAS2050, the Cranfield method and the CALM tool, and it was
highlighted that there was a need for the development of a single standardised
Government accredited accounting methodology that aligned with IPCC standards. It was
clear that the development of PAS2050 was only the starting point and more work would
be required to improve the methodology. Members were informed that work was already
on the way to review/upgrade the PAS2050 methodology. It would be important that the
revision of PAS2050 delivered an improved method, as the EU were looking to develop a
standard methodology and would be considering the PAS2050 method as part of the
process.
ACTION: DECC and Defra to provide a paper for the next Forum meeting outlining:
o the process and timescale for improvement of the agriculture and LULUCF
sections of the UK GHG inventory;
o the scope for and issues around combining the agriculture and LULUCF
sections of the inventory.
ACTION: Secretariat to liaise with Defra Food Policy colleagues to provide an update at
the next Forum meeting of the ongoing review of PAS2050.
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Item 5: Communications
5 a) RCCF Communications Strategy
25. Trish O’Donnell (Defra), presented paper RCCF 10/05: RCCF Communications
Strategy, which had outlined progress that had been made in the development of the
RCCF Communications Strategy Implementation Grid. It highlighted the need for more
input from Forum member organisations in updating this grid. Forum members were
reminded that the value and quality of the Communications Grid was entirely dependent
on the level of input received from them. A summary of Defra’s communications activities
since the last Forum meeting, in November, was circulated. This included the
announcement of the Carbon Trust interest-free loans at a farm event in December, which
received coverage in the farming media. Defra was working with the NFU and Carbon
Trust to promote the interest free loans at the forthcoming NFU Conference. Illustrative
case studies that demonstrated the type of projects that would qualify for the loans had
been developed for use at such events. The low carbon farming concept would also be
promoted at the Defra Livestock Market Road Show, which was due to visit 74 livestock
markets from 24 February to 27 March.
5 b) Update on Farming Futures
26. Madeleine Lewis (Farming Futures) presented paper RCCF 10/06: Update on Farming
Futures, and informed the Forum of further funding that had been secured from Defra for
a fourth phase of the project to run from April 2010 to March 2011. It was re-emphasised
that Defra’s resources were under considerable pressure and all possible funding streams
would need to be explored by the project partners to fund the project in future. Efforts were
ongoing to identify future financial partners, and a few retailers had been approached such
as Waitrose and Morrison, who had shown interest in the project. A new website was
currently being developed, to be launched in April, and would include two new short films,
one of which would cover the science of climate change. A new fact sheet on wind energy
had been published, which received good press coverage and proved to be popular with
farmers. A number of on-farm workshops and seminars were due to take place in the
coming weeks, and all members were invited to participate. The annual Farming Futures
survey was also due to take place in March.
27. Members were pleased that funding had been secured for the fourth phase and with the
efforts that had been made to identify suitable financial partners for the project. However
Farming Futures were advised to ensure that the governance of the project was not
compromised by the influence and pressures from new sponsors.
ACTION: All Member organisations to actively populate their communications activities for
the months of March, April and May into the RCCF Communications Implementation Grid
by Friday 12th March.
ACTION: Farming Futures to present their new website, including examples of the range
of products that would be available, and to provide outputs from the annual Farming
Futures survey at next Forum meeting.
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Item 6: Chair’s Update and other current issues
6 a) Chair’s update on his recent activities
28. John Gilliland (Chair) updated the Forum on the various events and meetings he had been
involved in as Chair of the Forum, since the last Forum meeting in November. They
included:
• Meeting with Dame Suzi Leather (Chair of the Council of Food Policy Advisors) on
11th November 2009 to understand and discuss issues related to the interaction of
food and climate change policy- another meeting was due to take place straight
after the 11th February Forum meeting.
• Meeting with the Secretary of State (Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn) on 1st December 2009,
who was keen to learn how the agricultural sector would meet its GHG abatement
target.
• Attended the Climate Smart Food Conference in Lund, Sweden in November 2009,
which covered engagement with the wider public; the work undertaken on livestock
products was recognised.
• Attended the Agriculture and Forestry days at the UNFCCC Conference in
Copenhagen from 12th to 14th December 2009, where the discussions focused on
necessary measures to tackle climate change.
• Attended the Oxford Farming Conference on 5th and 6th January.
• Meeting with David Kennedy (Chief Executive – CCC) on 6th January
• Attended a meeting of the Scottish Agriculture and Climate Change Stakeholder
Group in Edinburgh on 10th February.
6 b) UK Forestry and Climate Change
29. Paul Hill-Tout (Forestry Commission) presented paper RCCF 10/07: UK Forestry and
Climate Change. The Renewable Energy Strategy, the UK Low-Carbon Transition Plan
and the Read Report had all highlighted the need for new woodland creation and the need
to bring more existing woodlands into active management, making significant contributions
to a low carbon economy. Efforts were being made to attract interested investors from the
private sector in response to market forces. The urgency for creating new woodlands had
been highlighted in the Read Report and the Woodland Carbon Task Force would be
looking to develop new markets within a two year timeframe. Research on species
selection in order to maximise sequestration potential was ongoing, the outputs of that
work would be fed into Defra’s Climate Change Plan.
30. It would be important to ensure that the right trees were planted in the right places. It was
felt that the issue with unmanaged on-farm woodlands would be addressed once systems
were in place, such as an on-farm balance sheet, where farmers could offset their
emissions from livestock with carbon credits received from the management of their
woodlands. There were clearly multiple benefits to be derived from the wise management
of woodlands, for instance benefits to biodiversity and to society. Members were interested
in the outcome of the study on Woodland and the Water Framework Directive (WFD).
ACTION: Mark Broadmeadow (Forestry Commission) and Aileen Kirmond (Environment
Agency) to circulate the outputs of the review of Woodland and the Water Framework
Directive study before the next Forum meeting.
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Item 7: Future meetings and events
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31. Members were reminded of the Workshop on UK Low-Carbon farming to 2050 on Friday
12th February at the Reading Innovation Centre. Dates for future Forum meetings were as
follows: Tuesday 11 May, Thursday 29 July and Tuesday 2 November. The Forum’s aim
was to hold every other meeting outside of London, and Forum member organisations
were encouraged to offer to host future meetings.
ACTION: Member organisations to contact the Secretariat, if they wish to offer a suitable
venue outside London to host a future Forum meeting.
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Item 8: Any other business
32. There were no other issues raised.
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Appendix
MEETING ATTENDEES
Forum Members Organisation
John Gilliland, Chair
John Bridge Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
David Caffall Agricultural Industries Confederation
Clare Hierons Carbon Trust
Henry Robinson Country Land and Business Association
Ed Mitchell Environment Agency
Paul Hill-Tout Forestry Commission
Jonathan Scurlock National Farmers Union
Peter Nixon National Trust
Shaun Thomas Natural England
Mark Avery Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Peter Melchett Soil Association
Defra attendees
Rt. Hon. Hilary Benn Secretary of State, Defra
Sally Webber Specialist Adviser
Martin Nesbit Director, Farming for the Future Programme
Jeremy Eppel Deputy Director, Farming for the Future Programme
Ian Pickard Farming for the Future Programme
Andrew McWhir Farming for the Future Programme
Sam Evans Farming for the Future Programme
Zitouni Ould-Dada Agriculture & Climate Change Project
Chetal Moghraby Agriculture & Climate Change Project
Olawale Ladapo Agriculture & Climate Change Project
Trish O’Donnell FFG Strategic Communications
Luke Spadavecchia Evidence and Knowledge Base
Non-Defra
Madeleine Lewis Forum for the Future (Farming Futures)
Aileen Kirmond Environment Agency
Ian Crute Agriculture and Horticulture Development
Board
Jane Salter Agricultural Industries Confederation
Derek Holiday Country Land and Business Association
James Hughes Head of Carbon Budgets Policy and Offsetting
DECC
Alexia Davison Carbon Budgets Policy and Offsetting DECC
David Kennedy Chief Executive - CCC
Kavita Srinivasan Senior Analyst – Agriculture, Food and Land
Management - CCC
Prof Gareth Edwards- Welsh Land Use and Climate Change
Jones stakeholder group
Liam McKibben Director of Fisheries and Rural Policy,
Department of Agriculture and Rural
Development – Northern Ireland
Havard Prosser Chief Environmental Science Adviser – Welsh
Government Assembly
Nia Ball Agriculture and Climate Change – Scottish
Executive
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