'We need to make sure it goes undisturbed': Groundbreaking research maps vast UK seabed carbon stores

Michael Holder
clock • 5 min read
A seagrass meadow near Helford, Cornwall | Credit: Paul Naylor
Image:

A seagrass meadow near Helford, Cornwall | Credit: Paul Naylor

First of their kind studies warn vast amounts of CO2 stored in UK seabed habitats are at risk of being disturbed by bottom trawler fishing and offshore development

Seabed habitats around the UK have been found to naturally store many hundreds of millions of tonnes of carbon, prompting calls for urgent action to prevent CO2 being released into the atmosphere from...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Michael Holder
Author spotlight

Michael Holder

Environmental journalist and editor

View profile
More from Michael Holder

Milton Keynes Council to offer free carbon management support for 1,000 local firms

UK and US agree closer ties to accelerate fusion energy development

More on Biodiversity

The world is playing with fire on nature loss - it urgently needs to stop
Biodiversity

The world is playing with fire on nature loss - it urgently needs to stop

We must reject the false choice that pits climate action and nature restoration against the other, or we risk stalling or even unravelling vital progress towards a liveable future, writes The Wildlife Trusts CEO Craig Bennett

Craig Bennett, The Wildlife Trusts
clock 10 September 2026 • 5 min read
WWF warns Amazon rainforest could face 'tipping point' risk as climate extremes accelerate
Biodiversity

WWF warns Amazon rainforest could face 'tipping point' risk as climate extremes accelerate

WWF warns parts of the Amazon previously considered resilient to climate impacts may now be under growing threat

Amber Rolt
clock 09 September 2026 • 3 min read
Why corporate nature investment needs carbon and collaboration to scale
Biodiversity

Why corporate nature investment needs carbon and collaboration to scale

At Boothby Wildland in Lincolnshire, we've created a 'buyers club' enabling corporate investors to reap returns and support nature restoration over 50 years, writes Nature Broking CEO Luke Baldwin

Luke Baldwin, Nature Broking
clock 08 September 2026 • 6 min read