The current cost-of-living crisis, energy security, a climate emergency… the forestry and woodland sector has an overarching and sometimes surprising role in addressing all these challenges.
It's been a momentous week for climate action, as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its 2023 report, highlighting that there is "a rapidly-closing window of opportunity" to ensure a liveable future for all. It came days before world leaders gathered in New York for the UN 2023 Water Conference.
As companies are under pressure to cut their emissions, many are implementing their own nature-based solutions (NbS) instead of buying external credits, in a practice called carbon ‘insetting’.
Living Carbon, a climate biotech company developing photosynthesis-enhanced plants that capture and store more carbon than normal, has raised $12 million in Series A finance.
