Planting trees to cut carbon is good science but there are risks, finds Philip Hopkins.
Ben Keogh sums up his business philosophy succinctly: "Trees are still the only proven and quantifiable method to take carbon from the atmosphere."
Andrew Grant agrees, but says the message has not got through to people: "If trees were viewed as technology, and they came out of a factory, then we would embrace them and plant them with speed."
Both men are in the business of planting trees with the specific aim to sequester carbon, make money for clients, create environmental benefits and help fight climate change: Mr Keogh is project director of Landcare CarbonSmart, a subsidiary of Landcare, and
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