The call from Christian Aid comes after warnings the world must cut carbon emissions to zero by 2050 to meet goals in the Paris climate deal to curb global warming to 1.5C (2.7F) and avoid the worst impacts of rising temperature.
The UK Government has asked its climate advisory committee for advice on setting a net-zero target for emissions and the European Union has set out plans for “climate neutrality” by 2050.
In a report on net-zero emissions, where any greenhouse gases that are still put into the atmosphere are “offset” by measures such as planting trees or using technology to curb warming, Christian Aid backed natural solutions.
The aid charity said UK efforts to tackle emissions should follow a similar pattern to the waste hierarchy of “reduce, reuse, recycle”.
Firstly, there should be efforts to consume less energy and resources, then more efficiency such as insulating homes or using public transport and finally using more renewables and sustainable materials.
There is a need to minimise emissions from hard-to-tackle sectors such as aviation and meat and dairy production, but there may still be some pollution that will need to be offset through generating negative emissions.
But the report called for solutions which are environmentally and socially sound, including restoring UK habitats and in particular native forests, which would help tackle climate…
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