Plan to cover area 1.5 times size of Manchester is part of goal to achieve net zero emissionsThe National Trust is planning to plant 20 million trees over the next decade as part of efforts to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. It will mean that 17% of the land the National Trust looks after will be wooded, up from 10%. The focus will be on planting on farmland – including in upland areas – that the trust owns, rather than in country estates, but the director general, Hilary McGrady, said the National Trust would be working with farmers to deliver the targets. Other initiatives announced by the trust include maintaining peat bogs, investing in more renewable energy and cutting its carbon footprint. She said the trust was measuring the impact of visitor emissions and suggesting ways to encourage more sustainable transport.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2020 12:11 UTC