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Tree planting and the road to net zero Latest News

Tree planting and the road to net zero

Daisy Cooper MP and Dr Cat Scott of the University of Leeds call for central…

UBoC30 September 2021

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust dedicate 300 trees to UBoC Latest News

Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust dedicate 300 trees to UBoC

Dominick Spracklen (left) and Cat Scott from the UBoC team at the University of Leeds…

UBoC21 September 2021

Key science underpinning the IPCC’s new climate report shows trees are fighting hard to save the planet from our emissions Latest News

Key science underpinning the IPCC’s new climate report shows trees are fighting hard to save the planet from our emissions

By Prof Piers Forster, IPCC Coordinating Lead Author Chapter 7, Summary for Policy Makers drafting…

UBoC11 August 2021

UBoC awarded the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Grant Latest News

UBoC awarded the Government’s Green Recovery Challenge Grant

The United Bank of Carbon has been awarded a £140,900 grant from the Government’s £40…

UBoC28 July 2021

Two years on – reviewing the impact of our University of Leeds i-Tree Eco study Latest News

Two years on – reviewing the impact of our University of Leeds i-Tree Eco study

In July 2019, UBoC and LEAF published the University of Leeds i-Tree report, as part…

UBoC27 July 2021

Tree replacement for carbon sequestration parity Latest News

Tree replacement for carbon sequestration parity

In 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlighted the importance of limiting global temperature…

UBoC20 July 2021

Wild Ingleborough – restoring a nature haven Latest News

Wild Ingleborough – restoring a nature haven

UBoC are really excited to announce Wild Ingleborough - a restoration project in the heart…

UBoC24 June 2021

Mapping Tree Canopy Cover in the Harrogate District Latest News

Mapping Tree Canopy Cover in the Harrogate District

In December 2020, we started a citizen science project with the members of Zero Carbon Harrogate,…

UBoC23 February 2021

Ten years on: UBoC-supported community forestry going strong in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains Latest News

Ten years on: UBoC-supported community forestry going strong in Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains

By Nike Doggart, University of Leeds and Charles K. Meshack, Tanzania Forest Conservation Group Between…

UBoC4 November 2020

Our response to the England Tree Strategy consultation Latest News

Our response to the England Tree Strategy consultation

The UK Government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) opened a public consultation…

UBoC22 September 2020