Cork City needs thousands more trees to offset carbon emissions

Survey of trees in South Parish underlines need for a massive scaling-up of tree planting targets here, researchers say

Dr Eoin Lettice leading a tour of UCC's tree collection earlier this year. File picture

The economic and environmental value of urban trees has been revealed, thanks to a new study in Cork City.

But the findings have also underlined just how much more tree planting is required, especially in urban settings, if they are to play a significant role in mitigating the effects of the climate crisis.