What does the Seventh Carbon Budget (CB7) really mean for farming, UK diets and the land based sectors? Will farmers really be better off pursuing net zero? How did the CCC come to its conclusions and recommendations? What gaps in knowledge and data did it face and would like the research community and wider sector to help plug next time? Two members of the CCC team – Indra Thillainathan and Sandra Bogelein – answer these questions and more.