Environmental News: Battle in Peak District to fight CO2 emissions
Bales of heather were dropped from helicopters onto a peat plateau in the Peak District yesterday, in an effort to halt what scientists believe is a dangerous emitter of carbon dioxide.
The gas is thought to be a big contributor to climate change and peat bogs in the Peak District that have served as a sink for CO2 are leaking the gas. It is thought the 700 sq km of the southern Pennine hills could be leaking as much CO2 as a town of almost 50,000 people. Some experts believe land-based carbon emissions are potentially as serious as cars and aviationBritain's peat bogs store the equivalent of 10 times the country's total CO2 emissions.
The bales of or cut heather contained billions of heather seeds which, it is hoped, will start sprouting in the spring. The seeds will also be spread across the moorland by volunteers in the coming weeks.
The gas is thought to be a big contributor to climate change and peat bogs in the Peak District that have served as a sink for CO2 are leaking the gas. It is thought the 700 sq km of the southern Pennine hills could be leaking as much CO2 as a town of almost 50,000 people. Some experts believe land-based carbon emissions are potentially as serious as cars and aviationBritain's peat bogs store the equivalent of 10 times the country's total CO2 emissions.
The bales of or cut heather contained billions of heather seeds which, it is hoped, will start sprouting in the spring. The seeds will also be spread across the moorland by volunteers in the coming weeks.
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