More evidence that the evidential basis for any significant carbon sequestration over relevant timescales from new woodland is shaky. Time to revise net-zero policy to reduce reliance on sequestration and get on with cuttting emissions. https://bsky.app/profile/hutton.ac.uk/post/3lheamtegfs2n
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Rewilding and forest restoration boost tree cover, but our scientists have warned that initiatives that promote self-establishing #trees might not lead to #carbon capture at the decadal timescales relevant to achieving #NetZero goals and mitigating #ClimateChange 🌳🌲
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But trees planted on say temperate Ag land might lose some C initially from soil before becoming a net and significant sink. Agree with last sentence but reforestation retains a place