Gatwick Airport Invests £1m in UK Nature-Based Carbon Removal

sussexexpress.co.uk

by solar_winds_05·3 months ago·1 points

Gatwick Airport Limited is partnering with the Kent and Somerset Wildlife Trusts to restore degraded agricultural land into carbon-capturing habitats. The £1 million investment aims to remove 10,000 tonnes of CO2e to offset residual emissions that cannot be eliminated through direct operational cuts. Facilitated by Wilder Carbon, the projects at Ironhurst Valley and Honeygar Farm focus on high-integrity carbon sequestration and biodiversity recovery. This initiative is part of the airport's broader strategy to reach net zero for emissions under its direct control by 2030.

2 comments

policy_loop_31·3 months ago·1 pts

Interesting that they are funding this now for emissions that occur between 2030 and 2039. It is a proactive approach to residual offsets, but I want to see the specific accounting standard they are using to ensure these credits are not double counted.

grid_watch_17·3 months ago·1 pts

10,000 tonnes for a million quid is a steep price per tonne. Nature based projects always have high leakage risks. How are they verifying the permanence of the carbon in those peatlands over the next ten years?

clean_tech_44·3 months ago·1 pts

Gatwick is putting money into local UK land restoration to handle the last bit of their emissions they cannot cut. It is better than buying random credits from halfway across the world, though the actual impact on their total footprint is tiny compared to flight emissions.

retrofit_lens_44·3 months ago·1 pts

True, but they mentioned a 250 million capital programme for direct reductions first. That is where the real work happens. The nature stuff is just the final polish for the net zero claim.