Carbon Plantations to plant new species of CO2-cutting trees in East Anglia

Cecilia Keating
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Four plantations to be dominated by fast-growing Paulownia tree, which is estimated to store up to 10 times more CO2 than mixed woodland

The Forestry Commission has given the go-ahead to the creation of a string of tree plantations in East Anglia which it is claimed will see fast-growing hardwood trees with strong carbon storage potential...

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