Resilient Dairy landscapes: Sequestering Carbon by Planting Hedgerows

Abstract

Carbon sequestration by vegetation and soil is an essential part of addressing climate change and achieving net-zero commitments. In the UK, the Climate Change Committee has proposed that extending hedgerows by 40% will help reaching net-zero carbon by 2050. In England’s arable and grassland landscapes, this would require the planting of ~190,000 km of new hedgerows, which equates to about half the length of the UK’s road network