Science and Technology Committee
Nature-based solutions: rhetoric or reality? - The potential contribution of nature-based solutions to net zero in the UK
2nd Report of Session 2021-22 - published 27 January 2022 - HL Paper 147
Chapter 2: Nature-based solutions in the UK
The state of the UK’s natural environment
Figure 1: Carbon storage by habitat
Figure 2: Greenhouse gas emission rate by habitat
Figure 3: The scale of the contribution of forestry to net zero by 2050
Figure 5: Carbon sequestration over time for the main UK tree species
Figure 6: Peatland area breakdown by peatland category
Figure 7: Greenhouse gas emissions breakdown by peatland category
Agricultural lands and grasslands
Table 1: Estimates for sequestration and storage of CO2e across different marine habitats, UK-wide
Other conclusions and recommendations
Chapter 3: Supporting nature-based solutions at scale in the UK
Turning pledges for nature into plans
Table 2: Government pledges related to nature-based solutions
Table 3: Government policies to support nature-based solutions
Barriers to adoption of nature-based solutions
Transition to Environmental Land Management schemes
Box 1: Local Nature Recovery Strategies
Private finance for nature-based solutions
Woodland Carbon Code and Peatland Code
The need for well-regulated environmental markets
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of members and declarations of interest
Appendix 4: Technical terms and organisations
Evidence is published online at https://committees.parliament.uk/work/1294/naturebased-solutions-for-climate-change/publications/ and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
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