Big Trees

Amazon rainforest trees are getting bigger due to climate crisis, study finds

The research, published in the Nature Plants journal, found that the average size of trees in the Amazon has increased by 3.2 per cent every decade for at least the past 30 years.

Dr Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert, from the University of Cambridge and joint lead author of the paper, said the results highlight the vital role of rainforests in tackling climate change.

She said: “Ahead of COP30 in Brazil later this year, these results underscore just how important tropical rainforests are in our ongoing efforts to mitigate against man-made climate change.

Presumably, one of the aims of Net Zero is to reduce the size of Amazon rainforest trees. Or bigger trees are good because...

But let us wait to see what Ed Miliband says, he's the expert.