Woodland in the UK stands at 14.5% land-cover compared to 40% for Europe as a whole. Government targets aim to reach 17% by 2030 – a huge increase on the ground in a short space of time. In this article, Dr Matthew Dennis demonstrates how the question of where to create new woodland is key to ensuring new woodlands provide an antidote to ongoing biodiversity loss in the UK. | Policy@Manchester Articles
From 2021 onwards, there has been a ‘climate consensus breakdown’ – and a backlash against net zero. This backlash has changed the nature of Conservative-Labour competition around climate change, from one focused around policy performance, to one questioning how ambitious and rapid UK climate policy should be. The two biggest parties also faced electoral competition from both left and right in the 2024 General Election, creating new policymaking dilemmas about how to tackle climate chan...| Policy@Manchester Articles