Including the closely related terms tree planting, and planting.
… still occurring from its own assets. This involves paying a price per tonne of greenhouse gases emitted to fund offsetting activities that remove a demonstrably equivalent quantity of carbon from the atmosphere, such as tree planting. This will never be undertaken as an alternative to reducing our direct emissions, but only as a last resort on the road to absolute zero emissions…
…, in demonstration of the organisation’s commitment to its 2030 target. H&F will examine valid and accountable opportunities to offset its emissions within the borough boundaries, for instance through tree planting or subsidising local carbon reduction. 20 Five climate challenges The climate strategy tackles five strategic challenges: 1. Homes, Buildings and Energy – how we…
…-six plant species have already disappeared. With these losses we also lose vital ecosystem services that species provide, including insect populations to pollinate our crops and plants to clean our air. Overall, public sector spending on biodiversity has declined by 42% since 2008. The national picture The Climate Change Act 2008, amended in 2019, sets a mandatory greenhouse gas reduction…