Items Tagged 'Carbon'

• Could dark carbon be concealing the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
• National Trust outlines fresh ambition in landmark speech by Director General
• Unlocking the energy potential of Scotland’s parks
• Restoring nature-rich habitats helps offset UK carbon emissions
• Poorly designed tree-planting campaigns could do more harm than good, according to Stanford researcher and others
• Tree planting does not always boost ecosystem carbon stocks, study finds
• New maps reveal how the UK could deliver the 2 billion trees recommended by government advisors
• State of the UK's Woods and Trees 2021
• New major study shows importance of nature in hitting net zero
• Turning on the heat from Scotland’s rivers
• Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon
• Taylor Wimpey commits to ambitious climate and nature goals
• Accelerating green growth
• Historic painting helps inspire 50 year vision for carbon and nature rich landscape at Devon Estate
• Unleash nature’s potential: Nature restoration could generate £6.4 billion a year in benefits to the UK
• Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme: Discovery Grants open to fund the development of restoration projects
• Government publishes world’s first ‘greenprint’ to decarbonise all modes of domestic transport by 2050
• Reaction: Transport Decarbonisation Plan - walking and cycling should be natural first choice for short journeys
• New Forest National Park Authority awarded £100,000 grant in pioneering scheme to help tackle climate crisis
• Peatland plateau turned into ‘giant sponge’ with 3,500 pools to absorb carbon
• National Trust ‘shores up’ to protect vital saltmarsh habitat
• New study shows allowing the sea back in could help UK meet climate goals
• Wildlife Trusts Wales concerned about lack of urgency and ambition in Welsh Government Net Zero Carbon Plan
• Carbon-saving Cambridgeshire project to be showcased at COP26
• The number of tree species on Earth
• Blue releases targeted report into a UK voluntary blue carbon market
• Major acceleration of homegrown power in Britain’s plan for greater energy independence
• Government’s energy announcements fail the test on jobs, soaring bills and climate crisis
• Rare wildlife in Landford receives a boost thanks to National Grid
• Seasalt partners with Cornwall Wildlife Trust on pioneering seagrass restoration project
• NEW REPORT: Supporting community action will help us level up and tackle the climate and nature emergencies – here’s how
• Decarbonising the energy system by 2050 could save trillions - Oxford study
• Government must support behaviour change to meet climate targets
• Moorland burning continues despite devastating effects on wildlife and climate
• UK woodlands could store almost twice as much carbon as previously estimated
• Art and science combine to highlight the importance of peatlands
• Shapps sets out plans to drive multi billion pound investment in energy revolution
• Reaction: Exeter experts comment on UK government’s net zero plan
• One of the UK’s largest known seagrass beds discovered in St Austell Bay
• ‘Unfit’ planning system means a 4,700-year wait for onshore wind needed for energy security, warns report
• WWT awarded £21 million to restore coastal saltmarsh in UK
• Carbon Neutral Islands project reaches major milestone
• New investment in peat in fight against climate change
• Precious peatland saved from housing development threat
• PM recommits UK to Net Zero by 2050 and pledges a “fairer” path to achieving target to ease the financial burden on British families
• Business and civil society lay out “deep concerns” at UK PM’s plan to weaken net zero policies
• BIAZA denounces Government U turn on climate change
• Drifting crustaceans could hold key to climate change
• UNEP Executive Director statement on the closing of COP28
• Exeter experts give verdict on COP28 deal
• New works supercharge precious peatland on England’s first ‘Super’ National Nature Reserve
• Tree planting targets could put key bumblebee habitats at risk
• Forest and peatland scheme sows seed for net zero
• A Carbon Emissions Land Tax can change the face of Scotland
• Cutting-edge technology will boost real-time monitoring of remote peatlands
• A new project is set to help protect our precious ancient woodland sites for wildlife and people
• The Aldersgate Group publishes its Programme for Government: Catalysing Investment in Climate and Nature
• New research calls for the protection of UK saltmarshes
• DAERA announces new £3 million fund for local peatland restoration
• Climate Crisis Advisory Group calls for robust scientific standards and transparency to unlock potential of the voluntary carbon market
• UK off track for Net Zero, say country’s climate advisors
• LGA responds to Climate Change Committee report
• CCC reaction: Labour government has a long way to go, but is acting quickly, says IPPR
• Scotland’s Flow Country secures World Heritage status
• Scientists discover entirely new wood type that could be highly efficient at carbon storage
• Charities urge stronger protection for UK seas as landmark reports reveal amount of carbon stored in seabed habitats for the first time
• Plans to Create One of Europe’s Biggest New Woodlands Gets Green Light at Loch Katrine
• Wildfire threatens global climate goals by weakening carbon sinks
• Crunch time for trees as petition calling for new protection laws is handed in
• WWT to restore saltmarsh on the Awre peninsula
• The wonder of wetlands: Major initiative begins to turn tide on biodiversity loss
• Long-term increase in how Scottish nature benefits people
• End the fossil fuel age for a secure and prosperous future
• Ban the burn – protect all peat!
• Manx Wildlife Trust to restore largest area of rainforest to date
• WWF and Aviva unveil new saltmarsh research: a blueprint for climate resilience
• Expansion of peatland restoration in west of Scotland part of record setting efforts
• Completion of Wicken Fen peatland restoration project provides hope for the future and sheds light on the past
• Vanishing saltmarshes threaten climate progress but recovery is within reach
• New research investigates role of natural processes to create woodland
• Arctic peatlands expanding as climate warms
• New climate targets set
• “Restoring wetlands could save UK billions”, say WWT experts ahead of global summit
• Report calls for bigger role for shooting in nature recovery
• Ash dieback is triple whammy for net zero plans
• Scotland’s peatlands to get £20m health boost
• Vast areas of peatland destroyed since peat ban announced exactly 3 years ago
• Wildfire chemical toxic to humans lingers longer in clouds
• Radnorshire Wildlife Trust awarded NRW funding to restore peat
• Minister Muir launches the Northern Ireland Peatland Strategy to 2040
• Work with soil, carbon and beyond in Agriculture
• More please! For peatland restoration grant
• Locking carbon in trees and soils could ‘stabilise climate for centuries’ – but only if combined with underground storage
• Wildlife Trust urges strong safeguards for wildlife habitats amid Solent Gateway 2 plans
• First ever AI mapping of UK’s growing spaces reveals disparity in access as RHS calls for greater provision of gardens
• Climate plan captures clean energy benefits and boosts investment
• Land carbon sinks cannot keep up, while rising temperatures spread disease and threaten incomes – report warns
• Fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit record high in 2025
• Silviculture: Building Resilient Forests for Nature, Industry and Society
• Removing Scottish sporting rates relief risks rural jobs and conservation