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Tree Planting: Carbon Capture and Storage

Asked by Paul DaviesLabourDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 905217

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to increase the number of trees planted for the purpose of improving carbon capture.

Answered by Kerry McCarthy

Trees and forests are essential to our climate and nature goals. Tree planting rates in England are at their highest in 20 years and in March we launched the Western Forest, the first new national forest in 30 years.

Working together with forest countries, the UK is also playing a leading role in driving international efforts to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030 for people, nature and climate.

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