[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i mean its election time, once you have lived a few years you soon realise this BS gets promised every time to lure in the young vote

sad, expected and usually utter BS

How dare you!

Cherie has lived MANY years thank you very much.

[smudgie]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

i mean its election time, once you have lived a few years you soon realise this BS gets promised every time to lure in the young vote

sad, expected and usually utter BS

Not forgetting all that money for lady pensioners....

[LaLaLand]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

Ethiopia planted 350m trees in one day.

I agree though, we're far better off laughing at people trying to find a solution while the candidate we support has no interest in climate change. Especially baffling for people with children.

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

2 billion does seem like a big target, but better to set the goal high so that the minimum achieved is higher

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2019-50578207

They better start digging, this works out at 700 trees a second or something ridiculous

Labour is pledging to plant two billion new trees in England by 2040 if it wins the general election.
The party is also promising 10 new national parks during its first term, as part of its "plan for nature".
The Tories want to plant 30 million trees a year, while the Lib Dems have pledged 60 million if they win power.
Friends of the Earth has hailed Labour's plan - which would mean more than 270,000 trees being planted a day - as the most ambitious of the three.

It would have to be done by Robot Trucks

[Liam-]

2 trees a person, per year, it’s hardly an extortionate amount, there are machine that can plant thousands a day, it amuses me how over complicated people are trying to make it seem so it looks like a ludicrous idea

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Liam-

2 trees a person, per year, it’s hardly an extortionate amount, there are machine that can plant thousands a day, it amuses me how over complicated people are trying to make it seem so it looks like a ludicrous idea

we cant even get people to pick dog turds up or not drop litter all over the place

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

we cant even get people to pick dog turds up or not drop litter all over the place

Presumably the idea isn't to get the general public to do the planting

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Presumably the idea isn't to get the general public to do the planting

lets hope not or we will find like 1.5 billion fly-tipped around the back of Asda

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Presumably the idea isn't to get the general public to do the planting

Not with closed borders..they would have to open them wider than a show off on a dance step arcade machine

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

we cant even get people to pick dog turds up or not drop litter all over the place

Well when you won't invest in a supply of dog poo bags.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

we cant even get people to pick dog turds up or not drop litter all over the place

Then those people won’t be employed to help plant the threes then will they?

[Crimson Dynamo]

The Woodland Trust, the UK's largest woodland conservation charity, says several things need to happen to encourage a huge tree-planting programme:

Far more people need to be involved in tree-planting schemes at national and local government levels, and within statutory bodies
The UK needs to boost substantially its stocks of trees for planting
More money or grants need to be found for farmers and other landowners to persuade them to plant trees
Natural reforestation needs to be encouraged alongside new planting

"We know that the investment needed will pay back," says Darren Moorcroft, the chief executive of the Woodland Trust.

"It will require landowners willing to provide the public benefits that society needs, and public funds to support it."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/50591261

so as long as the nice philanthropic rich billionaire land owners cooperate its all good

[Kazanne]

Its all well and good but tree roots can also do lots of damage to paths,roads ,pipes etc,lets hope they have the sense to plant them on greenbelt land,but that will leave less space for the housing,

[Beso]

A new home for xmas trees..is Jeremy asking us to re house our xmas trees?

[Cherie]

I'm all for planting trees, but lets have a realistic target