Green for go! Rishi Sunak’s £3billion eco jobs boost with workers paid to plant trees

Homeowners in England will get up to £5,000 for insulation and energy-saving improvements as part of Rishi Sunak’s £2bn Green Homes Grant Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set aside £3billion for a green employment package  It is focused on cutting emissions, improving environment and creating jobs Package will include £1billion to improve energy efficiency at public … Read more

ROSS CLARK: why IS the Duke of Devonshire planting 7,000 eucalyptus trees?

Britain has always loved trees.  That’s why, whatever else you think of the Prime Minister, he united almost the entire nation yesterday with his pledge to plant 30,000 hectares of them a year ‘to enchant and re-energise the soul’. Wouldn’t it be fantastic if large swathes of this country were once more covered with the … Read more

Forget about birds and bees, scientists use SOAP BUBBLES to pollinate fruit trees 

Forget about birds and bees, scientists prove SOAP BUBBLES can be used to pollinate fruit trees, which could help compensate for the dramatic declines in global bee populations Japanese scientists developed a method to pollinate plants with soap bubbles The bubbles are non-toxic to plants and have a 95% success rate with pear trees They … Read more

Mangrove trees won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced

Mangrove trees won’t survive sea-level rise by 2050 unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, study shows Experts studied mangrove sediments dating back to around 10,000 years ago During this time, sea-levels went from rising at 10 mm a year to being static Researchers found that the mangroves struggled with rising rates of above 6 mm … Read more

Trees are ‘getting shorter due to climate change’, study claims

Trees are ‘getting SHORTER due to climate change’ as higher temperatures stall photosynthesis and stunt their growth, study suggests More wildfires, droughts and insect outbreaks are reducing trees’ lifespan Higher temperatures have also affected photosynthesis – reducing growth rates Arborists at University of Birmingham warned old forests are under threat By Luke Andrews For Mailonline … Read more

Paragliders collide in mid-air and plunge into trees 4,500ft below

Paragliders collide in mid-air sending them plunging into trees 4,700ft below in terrifying footage Sebastien Watier, 31, found himself hurtling towards the ground from 4,757ft  He collided with a paraglider due to converging winds and both fell into woods  Their fall was broken by trees, but Mr Watier lost consciousness while hung up By Milly Vincent For … Read more

Billions of Ash trees across the world could be saved from killer beetle

Billions of ash trees could be rescued from a killer beetle through cross-breeding with more resistant varieties and gene editing, scientists have claimed. Emerald Ash Borer larvae have already killed millions worldwide by burrowing through their stems and sucking out the nutritious fluids. But scientists at Queen Mary University of London and the Royal Botanic … Read more

Prices of dishwashers, paint, and Christmas trees could be cut under post-Brexit tariffs

Britons could see prices of dishwashers, paint, padlocks and Christmas trees cut as government unveils post-Brexit tariffs on imports The government has unveiled the post-Brexit tariffs that will apply to imports  The schedule will come into force at the end of transition, due to be in January  Christmas trees, dishwashers, paint, padlocks among the items … Read more

The dad who was such a design freak he scrubbed his silver birch trees with bleach

The See-Through House: My Father In Full Colour Shelley Klein Chatto & Windus £16.99 Rating: Lifestyle sections of glossy magazines often show photographs of modern ‘architect-designed’ houses. They are all glass and straight lines and open-plan. There is no clutter. Nothing is out of place. If the architect has children, they are rarely visible. Perhaps … Read more

Trees may absorb less carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously thought, new study says

Mature trees could be less effective at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than previously thought, suggesting Earth may be closer to climate tipping point Scientists in Australia measured the capacity of mature trees to absorb CO2 They found that while the trees absorbed CO2, they didn’t hold on to it The CO2 ended up … Read more