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@Cat@ponder.cat to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish • 5 months ago

UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion.

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UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion.

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Analysis: UK would need forest ‘twice size of London’ to offset new airport expansion - Carbon Brief
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A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the...
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    Some day I’d like to hear about a forest twice the size of London getting planted without there being a gigantic airport built.

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      • https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/press-centre/2024/09/biggest-ever-tree-planting-year-for-northern-forest/

      • https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartwood_Forest

      Some key figures from the 2024 Forestry research summary:

      https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/publications/forestry-facts-figures-2024/

      • There are now 3.28 million hectares of woodland in the UK (as of March 2024)

      • Woodland area in the UK now represents 13.5% of total land area

      • 20,660 hectares of new woodland were created in the UK in 2023/24 (compared to 12,960 in 22/23)

      • There was a 59% increase in new planting and 28% increase in restocking in the UK in 2023/24

      Hopefully that’ll make you feel slightly happier :)

      • @Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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        🥰

    • FundMECFS
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      Ditto

    • 𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰
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      Yeah but, how can you squeeze profit from that?

      • @Redderthanmisty@lemmygrad.ml
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        Charge people for breathing oxygen, like that one Dr who episode.

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