Forests will rise around Birmingham to make Commonwealth Games 2022 carbon neutral

Organisers say 2,022 acres in the West Midlands will be forested, with mini-forests in urban areas

Thousands of acres of forest will be created in and around Birmingham under plans to make the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the city carbon neutral.

In an announcement to mark 500 days to the start of the Games, organisers pledged carbon-offsetting initiatives including the creation of 2,022 acres of forest and 72 mini-forests, each the size of a tennis court, to be created in urban areas across the West Midlands.