Committee on Climate Change

Increasing UK forestry cover from 13 per cent to 17 per cent has been recommended as one of the ways the UK can transform the way land is used to achieve a net-zero carbon economy by 2050.

The UK Government must demonstrate that it is serious about meeting its legal obligations to tackle and prepare for climate change, says the Committee on Climate Change (CCC).

Reform is required to make sure that land is a more effective carbon store. Landowners that deliver such climate mitigating objectives should be rewarded.

Scotland must bring forward firmer policies on a range of sectors including transport and heating if it is to remain a world leader in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.