The government has announced £10m worth of grants to restore England’s peat bogs as part of its 25-year Environment Plan. Funding has been split across four regional projects and will cover 6,580ha – the equivalent surface area of 46 Hyde Parks. See also: Delays threaten Countryside Productivity Scheme funding Defra estimates the initiative will help to store an estimated 23,000t of carbon (84,410t carbon dioxide) each year, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Current government targets for UK carbon reduction for […]
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