PT World
Alex Pack
28 May 2026
Gatwick Airport Limited (GAL) has partnered with Somerset Wildlife Trust and Kent Wildlife Trust to fund two nature-based carbon removal projects, investing £1m (US$1.3m) to remove 10,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from the atmosphere.
The projects, facilitated by non-profit Wilder Carbon, will see degraded former agricultural land transformed into species-rich habitats at Ironhurst Valley Nature Reserve in Kent and Honeygar Farm in Somerset. Both meet the Wilder Carbon Standard for Nature and Climate. In addition to capturing carbon, the sites are expected to also support wildlife and ecology, contribute to flood alleviation and benefit local communities.
The carbon removed through these projects will offset GAL’s residual emissions between 2030 and 2039 – those that cannot be eliminated after the airport completes a £250m (US$335m) capital program to reduce its carbon footprint as far as possible...
