PATT launches facemasks in fight against COVID-19
Trees help you breathe, now our PATT Foundation masks can help you breathe easy during the COVID-19 pandemic while helping local causes.
The big carbon capture question
Is it more effective to trial carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies than to plant more trees? It’s the big question that governments, scientists and industry are battling over and while opinion remains divided, ecologists state loud and clear ‘we’re running out of time’. CCS technologies aim to suck carbon dioxide from the air, or…
Make Hull net carbon zero with us
Just twelve months ago, Hull City Council unanimously declared a climate emergency, with Councillor Mike Thompson stating: “We recognise that climate change is one of the biggest challenges we face and that, as a council, we have an obligation to future generations of Hull residents to do all that we can to reverse and reduce…
PATT joins Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce AGM
PATT is delighted to have received a £1,000 donation as part of Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce’s commitment to the work undertaken through the One ‘Hull’ of a Forest initiative. PATT CEO, Dr Andrew Steel will be attending the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce AGM on Friday 28 February along with Emma Hardy…
Be my (sustainable) Valentine?
This Valentine’s Day, we’re asking our followers to #CutThroughCute, curb the commercialism and plant a tree for your loved one. It comes round so soon – the day where you are supposed to present that perfect, delightfully thought-out present to your unsuspecting other half. But there is a tide-change and it’s been heading our way…
Microsoft: turning over a new leaf
Microsoft announced plans last week to become carbon negative by 2030, and by 2050 aims to remove from the environment all the carbon the company has emitted either directly or by electrical consumption since it was founded in 1975. This shows a clear determination by a top corporation to the climate crisis we currently face, will…
Funeral parlour commits to tree-planting
Hull-based Evergreen Funeral Services have announced their support of PATT Foundation during 2020 with a special commitment to plant a tree for every service they carry out. “As Funeral Directors we are continually looking to improve on how green we are. We regularly look at everything from our suppliers to our processes to ensure we…
Secret Santa?
We are a very happy lot here at Plant a Tree Today. But a thank you email from one of our supporters has really made our day. Pauline dropped us a line to thank us for the eChristmas Card we emailed through to her, which is part of an office Secret Santa. We hope the…
Give the gift of carbon offsetting
This year, instead of giving them the inevitable gadget that will languish in a drawer until the next clear out, or those same bathroom smellies you got them last year, why not give a gift with real environmental impact? As we all start to shift our mindsets toward more environmentally friendly ways of living, ‘gifts that…
Just one email…
As an environmental organisation we are always looking for ways to reduce our carbon footprint and tread more lightly on our planet. So we were delighted when we hear about World Mailbox Cleaning Day! To celebrate 50 years of Internet, and to raise awareness about the environmental challenges related to digitalisation, ITwillchange.org is inviting everybody to clean-up…