Workstream #4 - Actions for the city
Workstream 4: Climate adaptation, carbon storage and carbon sequestration – Action 4.3
Owner: City Policy
Project Cost or Funding in Place: Council Funding identified
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): No
- What we want to deliver: Fund and commission a Tree Opportunity Mapping assessment of tree planting opportunities within existing woodland (and particularly those affected by Ash Dieback), within parks, along streets and within gardens.
- What we want to achieve: This evidence will underpin work at a neighbourhood level by identifying local opportunities for planting and supporting funding bids. The mapping will include an assessment of which are the most appropriate species for carbon storage and sequestration.
- By: December 2020
Workstream 4: Climate adaptation, carbon storage and carbon sequestration – Action 4.4
Owner: City Policy
Project Cost or Funding in Place: Funding from additional Capital Fund budget
Project Cost or Funding in Place: Funding from additional Capital Fund budget
Annual Carbon Saving (tCO2): No but storage, sequestration & air quality benefits
- What we want to deliver: Additional Council funding to support planting of more beacon trees, mature trees, street trees and hedgerows across the city to support delivery of 4.3.
- What we want to achieve: Maximising the Council’s contribution to the City of Trees (https://www.cityoftrees.org.uk/) 3 million trees target as part of the Northern Forest. Exact number to be agreed.
- By: Funding put in place during 2020/21