Taking a Stake?

Nature campaigners are calling on UK taxpayers to take stakes in forest and peatland restoration projects. Forests and peatlands are carbon sinks. They remove atmospheric carbon dioxide, reducing the rate of global heating (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/06/nature-campaigners-urge-uk-taxpayers-to-take-stakes-in-forest-projects). Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are already at record levels. We are near exceeding the Paris Accord's alledgedly 'safe' increase of 1.5 degrees Centigrade above pre-Industrial levels. The recent US Presidential elections will, however, result in that country leaving the Paris Accord for the second time, crippling the climate agreement (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/01/a-trump-presidency-could-cripple-the-paris-climate-agreement-warns-un-chief-antonio-guterres). Getting the UK taxpayers to take stakes in local carbon sinks, just became a much harder sell. Small countries have little impact on climate change, when big countries are intent on maximising their emissions. People know that!