| 17/11/2005
- Today staff from the Environment Agency’s Shrewsbury office
got their hands dirty when they planted trees to help deal
with the carbon emissions from motor vehicles. They
planted nine black poplars at Attingham Park to represent
the amount of carbon emitted by vehicles during staff
journeys on June 6 2005, this year’s World Environment
Day. These trees will also help create new wildlife habitats
and improve local biodiversity.
A record was made of all mileage undertaken
by staff on World Environment Day, including trips made
on business and miles travelled to and from work. The
amount of carbon dioxide produced from this mileage was
then translated into the number of trees required to soak
up the emissions.
The Carbon Neutral Initiative states
that every litre of petrol used produces over two kilos
of carbon dioxide which is released from a vehicle's exhaust
and contributes to global warming and the greenhouse effect.
That is over four tonnes of carbon dioxide greenhouse
gas per year for the average car.
Our area manager John Adams and staff
from our External Relations and Biodiversity teams planted
the trees between 09.30am and 10.40am. They also got the
chance to see conservation work being carried out by the
National Trust at the park and discuss opportunities for
future joint working. |
