Leading national energy projects is my day job, and securing change is what drives my public service. Running to be Labour's next West of England Mayor
Feb 24, 2022 • 10 tweets • 5 min read
2/ Where you live in Bristol and the ~c80 years of Bristol socio-economics of these communities massively influences your access to 🌳
Tree coverage varies between 9% and 27% depending on where you live - not cool.
Interestingly gentrification is skewing this (for another day)
3/ Approx 1,300 hectares of Bristol is trees – and for half the year when the leaves are out that’s 13km2 of canopy. (That’s pretty good)
But upping this will enhance wellbeing, boost mental health, provide food for insects, birds & mammals, reduce flood risk and create shade.
