Coillte plan illustrates need for broader vision
Coillte plan illustrates need for broader vision 2022-04-27
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Coillte plan illustrates need for broader vision 2022-04-27
Coillte's €2bn plan includes 100,000ha of new forests by 2050 2022-04-27
Afforestation establishes a stand of trees that absorb and store greenhouse gases, one of the natural solutions that can help China meet its 2030 peak emission target and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
As the world struggles to avert climate change, vegetation may help deliver the decarbonisation needed, and China arguably has a head start thanks to a tree-planting initiative with its roots in flood control.
Annual 20,000ha afforestation required to achieve net zero emissions 2022-04-20