EMEA > UK commits £60 mln to buy domestic forest carbon credits

UK commits £60 mln to buy domestic forest carbon credits

Published 19:16 on October 29, 2018  /  Last updated at 20:29 on October 29, 2018  / Ben Garside /  EMEA, Paris Article 6, Voluntary

The UK is to allocate £60 million ($77 mln) to buy carbon credits from domestic landowners as part of efforts to plant 11 million trees by 2020, the government said in its budget on Monday.
The UK is to allocate £60 million ($77 mln) to buy carbon credits from domestic landowners as part of efforts to plant 11 million trees by 2020, the government said in its budget on Monday.


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