A Right Royal Greenwash?

The Queen's Green Canopy scheme is being sold as one way of celebrating Elizabeth's 70 years of 'service' in her platinum jubilee. The scheme will annoint 70 ancient woodlands and 70 really old trees across the UK, for the jamboree. It will be paid for, by corporate sponsorship. Some environmentalists have pointed out that some of the sponsors have very questionable links (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/30/queens-jubilee-tree-planting-sponsors-linked-to-deforestation). For example, MacDonalds (of hamburger fame), stand accused of deforestation in Brazil. Her banking interest sponsors, support the Drax electricity power station that burns 'biomass fuel' (of very questionable environmental benefit). Unkindly, some environmentalists suggest the Queen's Green Canopy scheme is simply an opportunity for corporate 'greenwash'. They never appear to miss such 'open goals'.