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Amber Valley Borough Council

… as to the maximum sequestration potential from proposed 5-year planting timescale for the proposed Forest of the Future project. It is recommended that Amber Valley Borough Council consider the tree planting programme not as a standalone activity to achieve Net Zero Carbon emissions, but as part of a wider programme to reduce overall resource consumption in the first instance. Page 4 of 31…

… emissions cannot be reported as standalone results and need to be reported in conjunction with location-based GHG emissions (dual reporting). Tree Planting & Carbon Sequestration Carbon Sequestration figures outlined in Section 7 of this report are calculated using a methodology from the Woodland Carbon Code (a voluntary UK standard). These figures should be treated as advisory…

…: The Forest for the Future programme aims to plant between 2,500 and 5,000 trees per year over 16 hectares of Council owned land and open spaces, across the Borough. This planting will form a network of community woodlands and orchards (where appropriate) which will provide valuable recreational and wildlife areas in addition to sequestering a proportion of the Council’s GHG emissions. The Council…

… completed the first phase of planting during April 2019, with the aim to plant a total of 16 hectares of native trees by 2025. By 2030 this planting programme could potentially sequester c.1,680 tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Page 5 of 31 1 Introduction and Context 1.1 Amber Valley Borough Council Climate Emergency Whilst Climate Change is regarded as a global environmental…

… are exceeded. Changes in temperatures can lead to rapidly changing growing seasons for plants and crops present within Amber Valley, disrupting existing food webs and providing unstable environments for many native species. Migratory species, such as birds and insects, will be impacted by changes in temperatures and weather patterns, leading to earlier migration occurring each year. This may also…