Friends of the Earth is concerned that the policy being launched at this time means that it will not get the scrutiny and attention it needs.

tree plan just rehashes government’s current unambitious targets, while plans to restore damaged peatlands are still too vague

Westminster’s strategy for creating more woodland has a huge imbalance. It’s failing to do nearly enough in England, while leaving Scotland to do the heavy lifting.

"Tree cover in the UK needs to double as part of the fight against climate breakdown and this means adding three billion new trees"

“Having more trees in our towns and cities will lower temperatures, provide shade and absorb carbon emissions to help avert climate breakdown in the first place."

If we’re going to tackle climate breakdown, we need more trees. 72% of UK land is currently used by farmers for food production, but combining trees with farming could suck carbon out of the atmosphere, and make farming more profitable, productive and sustainable.