The Secretary of State mentioned that trees are a natural carbon sink. The Scottish Government have a target of 10,000 hectares of tree planting per annum, which they are currently exceeding. The UK Government’s figure works out at an average of 5,000 hectares per year, and they are only delivering a third of that. Last year, 84% of trees planted in the UK were planted by the Scottish Government; when are the UK Government going to catch up?
The Climate Emergency
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Brown
(Scottish National Party)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 17 October 2019.
It occurred during Queen's speech debate on The Climate Emergency.
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2019-19
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2022-09-14 23:37:24 +0100
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