The City of Seattle's population is growing at an exceptional rate. According to macrotrends “The current population of Seattle in 2020 is 3,433,000, a 0.79% increase from 2019.” More people means more cars, more cars means more traffic and more traffic means more pollution. This is not helping the current climate change crisis the world is facing. According to The International Panel on Climate Change “Without increased and urgent mitigation ambition in the coming years, leading to a sharp decline in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, global warming will surpass 1.5°C in the following decades, leading to irreversible loss of the most fragile ecosystems, and crisis after crisis for the most vulnerable people and societies.” This city of Seattle has many plans to help Climate Change, and we hope to be able to help Seattle be a pioneer all things environment. That’s why we think Seattle should invest in CityTree.

What is CityTree? CityTree is a new air-purifying technology built by Green City Solutions that works by absorbing approximately the same amount of pollution as 275 trees, or 240 metric tons of CO2 per year. The CityTree is a vertical moss garden, about 13 feet high, built above a double-sided bench. The cost of one CityTree is around $27,000, but has been proven affordable by many cities, including Berlin, Oslo, Paris, Hong Kong, and the list goes on. The CityTree also has enough space on the structure for ad space, so it can help pay for itself.

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https://greencitysolutions.de/en/benefits/#section2main

https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/23140/seattle/population

https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/2/2019/06/SR15_Summary_Volume_Low_Res.pdf

https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/03/20/this-city-bench-absorbs-more-air-pollution-than-a-grove-of-trees/#1a2c668b6b8d