Featured Story

‘61% of Brits to switch suppliers after high bills’

To read the rest of this article, please register with one of our membership tiers.

Learn More

Categories

17 results found
Underwater meadows planted to absorb carbon in Wales

Underwater meadows planted to absorb carbon in Wales

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

Underwater meadows planted to absorb carbon in Wales

In the last 100 years, Wales has allegedly lost 92% of its seagrass cover

Read
‘UK trees absorb double the carbon we thought’

‘UK trees absorb double the carbon we thought’

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

‘UK trees absorb double the carbon we thought’

That’s the view of scientists who have looked into how much is stored in branches and trunks

Read
What is the Seychelles’ climate answer?

What is the Seychelles’ climate answer?

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

What is the Seychelles’ climate answer?

It boasts a large carbon sink around its coast – but what is it?

Read
‘England’s rainforests burned illegally’

‘England’s rainforests burned illegally’

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

‘England’s rainforests burned illegally’

Peatlands across the UK are being burned for shooting purposes, releasing carbon into the atmosphere

Read
Southern Ocean’s critical role in battling climate change

Southern Ocean’s critical role in battling climate change

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

Southern Ocean’s critical role in battling climate change

NASA has found that 40% of human-produced carbon dioxide in the ocean has been absorbed by the carbon sink – proving a crucial weapon against global warming

Read
Guaranteed income offered to landowners planting new woodland

Guaranteed income offered to landowners planting new woodland

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

Guaranteed income offered to landowners planting new woodland

The latest stage of the Forestry Commission’s Woodland Carbon Guarantee aims to encourage the development of natural carbon sinks

Read
TSB Bank launches tree-planting programme to offset impact of house moves

TSB Bank launches tree-planting programme to offset impact of house moves

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

TSB Bank launches tree-planting programme to offset impact of house moves

For every TSB Bank mortgage provided, the bank will plant a tree – it expects to see around 1,500 trees planted every month

Read
Glacial rivers ‘could absorb carbon dioxide faster than the Amazon rainforest’

Glacial rivers ‘could absorb carbon dioxide faster than the Amazon rainforest’

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

Glacial rivers ‘could absorb carbon dioxide faster than the Amazon rainforest’

New research suggests rather than all rivers being sources of carbon emissions, some can actually act as carbon sinks

Read
Cornwall Council’s climate plan grows roots with £30m forest scheme

Cornwall Council’s climate plan grows roots with £30m forest scheme

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

Cornwall Council’s climate plan grows roots with £30m forest scheme

The local authority plans to plant thousands of new trees in a bid to tackle climate change

Read
New National Nature Reserve in Cumbria to become active carbon sink

New National Nature Reserve in Cumbria to become active carbon sink

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

New National Nature Reserve in Cumbria to become active carbon sink

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses will in time capture and store carbon to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere

Read
Australia commits to planting a billion new trees

Australia commits to planting a billion new trees

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

Australia commits to planting a billion new trees

The nation expects the scheme will help remove 18 million tonnes of greenhouse gases per year by 2030

Read
Germany pledges €2m to support peatlands and cut emissions

Germany pledges €2m to support peatlands and cut emissions

Post type goes here (article/podcast/etc)

Germany pledges €2m to support peatlands and cut emissions

Peatlands are said to store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests

Read