Sydney To Plant 700 New Street Trees Annually To Green The City
Sourced from Smart Cities World
The City of Sydney has announced plans to plant 700 new street trees annually and aims to cover two-fifths of the city in greenery by 2050.
Greening Sydney 2030 sets the directions, targets and actions for all aspects of greening, including canopy targets and innovative plans to increase green roofs and walls and streetscape gardening.
Greening strategy
The plan aims to build on the achievements of the City’s first greening strategy, Greening Sydney 2012, which, reportedly, made the City one of the only Councils in the country to increase its canopy cover over the past decade.
“We’re in the middle of a climate crisis and we are already experiencing its impacts. Dangerous heatwaves are arriving earlier, are hotter and last longer. Our city must adapt to the changing climate and increase its resilience to the likely impacts,” said Clover Moore, lord mayor of Sydney.
“Trees and other urban greenery are as essential as roads and broadband internet. Effective and extensive canopy cover can reduce temperatures on the ground by up to 10 degrees.”
