Ryan Epps, Tech Times 26 April 2023, 11:04 am (Photo : Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images) The United Kingdom’s efforts to stave off ever-increasing carbon emission levels may be strained following potential stopgaps led by the National Farmers Union (NFU). The organization wants to push back the all-inclusive and eco-friendly Environmental Land Management schemes (Elms) to 2025 and keep in tact for the time being the standing Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), an EU program that pays farmers for their land no matter their concessions on the environment.