January 13, 2007 via TreeFlights.Com

Ethos

At Treeflights we plant trees to withdraw carbon from the atmosphere. We mostly plant for people who fly but we are also happy to put trees in the ground for anyone engaged in a carbon-intensive activity or to replace consumed resources.

Trees and flights.

When we travel in an aeroplane we use loads of aviation fuel. In a few hours we each burn up hundreds of litres of a non-renewable resource that it took the earth (and the sun) millions of years to make. On top of this we are producing a lot of CO2 which we all know is the main culprit for global warming.

There’s no way of avoiding it, flying is inherently environmentally destructive and we shouldn’t do any more of it than we have to. Planting a tree, on the other hand, is an ecologically constructive thing to do. Trees use the sun’s energy to absorb CO2, taking it out of the atmosphere (where it’s really harmful) and turning it into this wonderful, renewable material that we call wood. Trees encourage biodiversity and are also fantastic air purifiers.

The only problem with trees is that they take ages to grow. You have to understand, when you order a Treeflight that this is not a quick-fix and your flight will not suddenly become ‘carbon neutral’. But the tree we plant for you will make a significant and positive difference, over time, to our atmosphere.

Treeflights Trust

To protect the trees we plant, and the carbon that they store, we have set up a trust. The purpose of the Trust is:

To hold ownership of the land of the Treeflights’ forest in perpetuity so as to ensure a secure, longterm carbon store.

To oversee, give advice and guarantee the maintenance and management of the Treeflights’ forest for the benefit of the local and wider community, including those that have dedicated and paid for the trees, and to encourage bio-diversity.’

Trustees:

Bobby Bazalgette (bobbybaz@aol.com)
Luci Attala (treeflightstrust@googlemail.com)
Ru Hartwell (ru@treeflights.com)

Please email any trustee for more info.

One of the main criticisms of offset treeplanting is that the store of carbon that is provided by the tree is vulnerable and insecure in the long-term. The Treeflights’ Trust is one way that we address this criticism. We hope that the trust will gain charitable status in the near future.

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