We will be subject to all regulations adopted in the European Union, which carry more weight than local documents. Currently, these documents are being drafted, and we must work to ensure that they do not include standards under which products obtained using peat are deemed unsustainable. If the technical criteria of the taxonomy state that peat extraction is not a sustainable process and this is accepted, then all subsequent documents will be built upon this assumption, which will restrict and eventually halt peat extraction and use within the European Union. Furthermore, from 2026, CO₂ emissions from wetlands will have to be included in the total emissions count, which does not reflect the true situation. For example, in the peat extraction process, it is calculated that oxidation occurs the moment the peat is extracted, whereas in reality, peat products continue their 'life', and carbon is retained within them for decades. During that time, they serve as a growing medium for plants that sequester far more CO₂ than is released into the atmosphere from peat extraction and decomposition. Peat is a component of the circular economy. After its use in horticulture or forestry, peat returns to the soil and improves it. Peat does not become waste after use. Thus, peat differs from other substrates used for growing food products.