Brewdog has revealed that it has achieved carbon negative status, removing twice as much carbon from the air as it emits per annum.

The brewery and bar operator said it is aiming to become the world’s “first carbon negative international beer business’.

To meet these goals, Brewdog said it will invest more than £30 million as part of a new climate action programme, developed in partnership with professor Mike Berners-Lee.

The business has also purchased 2,050 acres of Scottish Highlands, north of Loch Lomond, and says it will plant one million trees over the coming years.

This will both restore 650 acres of peatland and also create 1,400 acres of broadleaf native woodlands.

There are also plans to create a sustainable campsite on the land, which will host sustainability retreats and workshops for the general public.          

James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog, said: “Our Carbon. Our Problem. So, we are going to fix it ourselves. Huge change is needed right now, and we want to be a catalyst for that change in our industry and beyond.

“We fully acknowledge that we are a long way from perfect. However, we are determined to rapidly and fundamentally change everything as we work hard to ensure we have a positive impact on the planet.”   

David Robertson, director at Scottish Woodlands, added: “Woodland creation of this scale is at the forefront of the fight to sequester atmospheric carbon in the UK and the BrewDog Forest will be one of the largest native woodlands created in the UK for many years.”