Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world

The UK's marshes, bogs and fens provided the bare necessities of daily life for many centuries.

Ian D. Rotherham, Professor of Environmental Geography and Reader in Tourism and Environmental Change, Sheffield Hallam University • conversation
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~8 min
climate-change carbon-cycle natural-climate-solutions peatlands peat-bog environmental-history marsh

Wind farms built on carbon-rich peat bogs lose their ability to fight climate change

We discovered wind farms in Spain that had carved up peat bogs, causing them to release carbon to the atmosphere.

Nicholas Midgley, Lecturer in Physical Geography, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Aug. 5, 2020 • ~7 min

 climate-change  spain  wind-power  carbon-sequestration  carbon-sinks  renewable-energy  wind-farms  peatlands  peat-bog

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