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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Warwickshire County Council

Carbon Sinks and Sequestration can only be limited at this stage due to the extent of its early-stage development. However, there are some key points to consider when developing this policy:

Not all sinks are equal in their capacity to store carbon and their speed of storage. Enhancing carbon sinks should take account of options that favour capacity and speed alongside storage permanence.

There is the danger that an enhanced focus on sequestration leads to increasing monoculture and reductions in biodiversity. Harmonised solutions need to be found.
Alternatives to nature-based solutions are available and should be considered as part of a suite of options with high permanence cost effective engineered solutions being optimal.

WCC Supports this policy approach although is presently unsure how it will be enacted in combination with other policy directions.