Back To 1499: UK Environmentalists Want One Quarter Of Nation Returned To Nature

Hey, let’s start with the big urbanized areas, like London. Oh, wait, no, they want Other Areas to have this happen

Return a quarter of UK to nature to fight climate change, say environmentalists

Up to one quarter of UK land would be left to nature if a new plan to reduce the country’s carbon emissions were introduced.

The proposal comes in a report from environmental group Rewilding Britain, which recommends restoring and protecting woodlands, peatbog, heaths and grasslands as a way to naturally absorb CO2 from the atmosphere.

It targets a total of more than 6 million hectares of land for the scheme, which its says could remove 47 million tons of CO2 from the atmosphere each year — more than a tenth of current UK emissions.

It estimates the cost at £1.9 billion ($2.4 billion) a year, and suggests a new subsidy system could pay landowners to restore ecosystems and increase carbon sequestration.

“Our report demonstrates how land use change with nature at its heart can play a major role in our efforts to meet our targets and address climate breakdown,” said Rewilding Britain chief executive Rebecca Wrigley, in a statement.

Who pays for this? A new tax scheme?

“We want the government to use the increasing sense of urgency as an opportunity to radically review how land is managed in the UK.”

So, they want more Government control over people’s land. Go figure.

In the Rewilding Britain link we see in the summary

The rewilding of peatlands, heathland, native woodlands, saltmarshes, wetlands and coastal waters in the UK can all make a significant contribution to carbon sequestration.

So, not the urban areas where most of these Warmists live.

Establish a mandatory economy-wide carbon pricing mechanism linked to carbon emissions to raise dedicated revenue to help fund natural climate solutions.

And there’s the tax. Surprise?