carbon sink

A new report suggests the carefully managed landscapes should be rewilded to support biodiversity and store carbon

New research suggests rather than all rivers being sources of carbon emissions, some can actually act as carbon sinks

The local authority plans to plant thousands of new trees in a bid to tackle climate change

Bolton Fell and Walton Mosses will in time capture and store carbon to reduce the amount of greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere

The nation expects the scheme will help remove 18 million tonnes of greenhouse gases per year by 2030

Peatlands are said to store twice as much carbon as all the world’s forests

A team of scientists led by researchers at the Åbo Akademi University in Finland seem to think so

Speaking at the Global Climate Action Summit, the actor warned of a ‘looming climate catastrophe’

If soils are not managed properly, nitrous oxide emissions can offset greenhouse gas sink benefits

Hydroelectric dams in the Amazon could be increasing carbon emissions by allowing vines to outnumber trees. Researchers from the University of Stirling claim vines called lianas, which have been popularised as Tarzan’s favourite form of transport, are much better suited than trees to adapting to the ‘forest fragmentation’ caused by the supposedly clean form of […]