Labour’s net-zero push is set to kill off one of Britain’s national treasures, as they will no longer be economically viable, a new report has revealed.
The report, shown exclusively to GB News, has been curated by Facts4EU, alongside The Campaign for an Independent Britain and Stand for Our Sovereignty.
According to the report, the iconic wild ponies that have grazed Dartmoor for generations could be at risk of extinction.
There are currently thought to be around 1,000 breeding wild ponies on Dartmoor, which is considered the minimum for a barely sustainable population.
New plans announced by Natural England and Defra to impose livestock limits upon farmers, which would include the ponies, could see limits reducing more than 91 per cent of the population.
Under the new rules, farmers would be forced to prioritise sheep and cattle.
No new contracts were supposed to be negotiated until 2027, when the Dartmoor Land Use Management Group reports on its recommendations from Defra’s review and when the best grazing densities for Dartmoor have been identified.
However, the changes adding ponies to a new grazing contract were announced in January 2022.
Dartmoor ponies could see over 90 per cent population wipe with Net Zero plans
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Former Secretary of State Lord Redwood, told GB News: “Natural England describes itself as dedicated to ‘recovering nature for Growth, Health and Security’.
“The word ‘Growth’ was added last year under pressure from the Labour government. Its prime aims are to tackle climate change and arrest ‘nature decline’.
“Most of its spending is on a large staff of almost 3,000 (2,974 last year). It has a well-paid Chairman and a well-paid Chief Executive, needing a Head of Strategy, a Chief Operating Officer, a Chief Scientist, a Chief Business Manager and a Chief Legal Executive.
“All of these are on large six-figure salaries.
“Despite all this talent, last year it failed to hit its CO2 reduction target, used more water and generated more waste when it had pledged to reduce them, failed to cut its use of landfill for waste, and 80 per cent of its fleet were petrol and diesel vehicles generating CO2, in addition to its staff flying 85,000 km.”
