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Forestry Commission says investing in more trees will help reduce CO2
25/11/2009
The Forestry Commission has recommended encouraging sustainable forestry as a means to help reduce the UK’s carbon emissions.
New research by the Commission has concluded that planting the equivalent of 30,000 football pitches of woodland each year could significantly cut the UK’s carbon emissions.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn says that trees have an important part to play in cutting greenhouse gases as they suck up carbon from the air and store it in the wood. This means that, even when the trees have been felled and are used in construction, they still store the dangerous gases.
Benn supports the Forestry Commission’s claims, stating “greater forest cover can help us achieve this either through directly absorbing CO2 or by providing more sustainable materials for construction and renewable energy."
Researcher Professor David Read recommended that a broad range of native broadleaf trees should be planted and claimed that keeping to the planting plan could see carbon being reduced by 10 per cent by 2050.
He explained that the trees have many uses: "By using more wood for fuel and construction materials we can make savings by using less gas, oil and coal, and by substituting sustainably produced timber for less climate-friendly materials."
New research by the Commission has concluded that planting the equivalent of 30,000 football pitches of woodland each year could significantly cut the UK’s carbon emissions.
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn says that trees have an important part to play in cutting greenhouse gases as they suck up carbon from the air and store it in the wood. This means that, even when the trees have been felled and are used in construction, they still store the dangerous gases.
Benn supports the Forestry Commission’s claims, stating “greater forest cover can help us achieve this either through directly absorbing CO2 or by providing more sustainable materials for construction and renewable energy."
Researcher Professor David Read recommended that a broad range of native broadleaf trees should be planted and claimed that keeping to the planting plan could see carbon being reduced by 10 per cent by 2050.
He explained that the trees have many uses: "By using more wood for fuel and construction materials we can make savings by using less gas, oil and coal, and by substituting sustainably produced timber for less climate-friendly materials."
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