Carbon benefits of fast-growing trees have been clearly proven | Letters

Paul Brannen says the RSPB needs to see the bigger picture on woodland planting, while Stuart Goodall believes we need to follow the science if we are to tackle the climate crisisThe article based on the RSPB's recent report (Tree plantations 'do not help climate' as timber not used over long term, 11 March) is an unhelpful contribution to the critical debate on land use in the context of the climate crisis.The danger with the article, and the RSPB report, is that it undermines the scientific argument for a significant increase in commercial conifer planting. Continue reading...