Environment
Paris Plans to Plant Trees That Can Survive Climate Change
As part of a new urbanism plan for a “bio-climatic” city, officials hope to plant species that will be more resistant to heat.
Going forward, the trees of Paris will have to survive rising temperatures.
Photographer: (c) HADI ZAHER/Moment RFThe 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.