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  Tackling climate change with the right trees in the right place A recent article in the Scottish press implied that planting trees may not tackle climate change. But the research paper on which the article is based is clear: the issue isn’t with tree planting overall, but with planting on carbon-rich soil. The  press article failed to highlight that if the right trees are planted in the right place, they are effective against climate change. What did the study show? The  new research  by Friggens et al. is titled  Tree planting in organic soils does not result in net carbon sequestration on decadal timescales . It shows that soils already rich in carbon - known as peaty soils in Scotland - released more carbon than the trees could absorb over the 40 year study period. But it also provides strong evidence for establishing the right tree in the right place, for the right reasons. We’ve long advocated this at the Trust. The study shows that wh...