“A third of the English councils with the highest projected housing demand are in areas where it is too polluted to build new homes, with factory farming pollution a major cause. In order for the UK to achieve its housing aims and its nature recovery and climate targets, nutrient pollution from agriculture must be reduced at source.“
Materiality modelled nutrient pollution from factory farms in England and mapped key housebuilding areas. We calculated nutrient production within nutrient neutrality areas, local authorities with the highest predicted housing demand, and increased council housebuilding targets. The full briefing can be found here.
Research produced with Sustain, Compassion In World Farming, and Friends of the Earth.
Report used at Labour Party Conference.
