Forklift truck company Carrylift has committed to locking up the lifetime C02 emissions from all of its new Nissan LPG trucks by entering into an agreement with the Woodland Trust to plant native trees in the UK.
Lancashire-based
Carrylift is to create 105 acres of new
carbon absorbing woodland through the five-year agreement, the first major deal to be signed under the
Woodland’s Trust new carbon scheme.
The 105 acres is equivalent to 60 football pitches of carbon absorbing
trees and will be planted across some of the woodland conservation charity’s 1,000 UK woods.
The
Woodland Carbon scheme, officially launched last month, aims to help UK
businesses meet their carbon offset targets at the same time as increasing the native woodland coverage in the UK.
The Woodland Trust says native woodland will play a vital role in helping us adapt to future climate change by creating valuable wildlife habitats, aiding flood alleviation and offering wind protection. The conservation charity’s aim is to double the coverage of native woodland in the UK from its current four per cent.
The Woodland Trust says annually, the 21.6 acres of woodland being created by the Carrylift partnership will eventually lock up at least 3,400 tonnes of
C02.
The deal with Carrylift gives the company exclusivity among forklift truck companies to plant Woodland Trust carbon-absorbing trees, and a contributing factor to it being signed is the eco-friendly engine design of the LPG trucks, which are more environmentally friendly because they are fuelled with low carbon emitting hydrocarbon gas, which reduces harmful emissions by 99 per cent.
Woodland Carbon deal helping Carrylift secure new ordersSteven Routledge, Carrylift Group Sales director, welcomed the partnership saying it was already having a beneficial impact on the company’s order books.
“Our innovative approach has enabled us to establish an opportunity to respond to the current marketplace and to engage with all of our stakeholders,” he said. “The Woodland Carbon scheme has given Carrylift a competitive advantage within the marketplace and the uniqueness of the carbon capture element of our product has already brought in new business via a large-scale order.”
The Woodland Trust says its carbon scheme, which has been vetted by the Carbon Trust for its robustness, is more than an offset because it allows companies to not only lock up C02, but also help prepare the UK natural landscape for the effects of climate change.
“I am delighted to announce Carrylift as the first large scale partnership to take advantage of our Woodland Carbon scheme,” said Woodland Trust Chief Executive, Sue Holden. “The trees planted by this partnership will not only add great beauty to the natural spaces enjoyed by local communities but also provide multiple additional benefits, including the creation of valuable wildlife habitats and reduced flooding.”
The Woodland Trust currently owns 1,000 sites covering approximately 20,000 hectares.
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Related links:
www.carryliftgroup.com
http://www.woodlandlandtrust.org.uk/carbon