Agriculture and Climate Change Strategic Group

Overview

The Agriculture and Climate Change Strategic Group (ACCSG) was established in 2006 with a remit to: 

• provide oversight of our work on climate change and agriculture, and scrutinise our legislation, spending, policies and other activities
• provide expert advice to all Group members on issues related to climate change and agriculture, from their own perspective in industry, science or the environment
• act as liaison between their own organisation and others on the Group on matters related to agriculture and climate change
• share information with the Group on climate change activities being undertaken by their own organisation

Core areas

The ACCSG will focus on:

• mitigation, especially development and implementation of the agriculture part of the Third Report on Policies and Proposals (RPP3)
• adaptation
• agri-renewables (whether used on-farm or exported to the grid)
• communicating the benefits of climate change mitigation, adaption and renewables
• reviewing the scientific programme and advice given on agriculture and climate change

The Group will meet three to four times per year.

Outwith group meetings, members should continue to co-operate and share with each other activities and information that would be of interest to others.

Members