15-11-2018 01:01 via theguardian.com

Tree planting in UK 'must double to tackle climate change'

Government advisers call for radical changes, including turning farmland into forestsTree planting must double by 2020 as part of radical changes to land use in the UK, according to the government’s advisers on climate change.New forests would lock up carbon but also help to limit the more frequent floods expected with global warming. Continue reading...
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