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"The guiding principle for planting trees in Paris has historically been an
aesthetic one: Find trees that are beautiful and have large canopies, the
better to line the city’s picturesque streets and provide ample shade to
pedestrians.
This tradition, passed down since the 19th century from Baron Haussmann, has
dotted the capital with plane, chestnut, linden and Japanese pagoda trees,
including on the Champs-Elysées, in front of the Invalides and along the Seine.
But as the city prepares for rising temperatures in the coming decades, it’s
announcing plans that consider a new factor: trees that are more resistant to
heat.
“We’re going to diversify our trees ahead of climate change and an increasing
number of heat waves,” said Christophe Najdovski, the deputy mayor for green
spaces. “We need species that will be able to handle the stress of not having
water.”
Providing more green space is a core component of Paris’s new urbanism plan,
adopted by the city council late on Monday. The project advances Mayor Anne
Hidalgo’s vision for a “bio-climatic” city that sees plants emerging from roofs
and public squares, as well as the creation of more public housing.
That includes planting 170,000 trees by 2026 — and keeping them alive. Pledges
to plant more trees have been popular responses in cities around the world for
good reason: Trees absorb carbon, combat air pollution and alleviate urban
heat."
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