Cairngorms National Park ‘net zero in three years’

The Cairngorms National Park could reach net zero within the next three years, according to a report.

The study found that the park could be net zero by 2025 if it delivers on the recently approvedcairngormsnational Park Partnership Plan targets.

The report for the park was carried out by carbon accounting specialists Small World Consulting, who were hired to produce detailed, greenhouse gas, emission assessments for national parks around the UK.

It showed that with fewer residents and visitors compared to other UK national parks and far more capacity for carbon storage, the Cairngorms could reach net zero by 2025.

Grant Moir, chief executive of the Cairngorms National Park Authority, said: "The positive carbon contribution that the Cairngorms National Park can make for Scotland in the future is a key element for us.”

"Nationalparkshaveasignificantroletoplayintacklingboth the climate crisis and biodiversity loss.”