Tree Planting: Carbon Capture and Storage
Commons · Question 905217 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Official record
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the number of trees planted for the purpose of improving carbon capture.
Answer
Answered by Kerry McCarthy, 15 Jul 2025
Trees and forests are essential to our climate and nature goals. Tree planting rates in England are at their highest in 20 years and in March we launched the Western Forest, the first new national forest in 30 years. Working together with forest countries...