Increasing the tree canopy in South Dublin increases the carbon sequestration potential in the County. Trees act as carbon sinks, storing carbon as they grow, reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and thereby reducing climate change impacts, which is central to our Climate Change Action Plan objectives.

As part of the Council’s Tree Management Policy ‘Living With Trees 2021-2026’, South Dublin Council is committed to planting new trees in the county and will maintain a database of sites that have been identified as possible locations for new trees.

In 2022, 2,025 new trees were planted in the period January to March. Further tree planting is slated to take place in Autumn/Winter period with an annual target of 2,500 set.