Heat islands are overheating cities. Yet only 13.5% of Europeans live in neighbourhoods with sufficient trees and green spaces.
Trees in towns and cities help to combat urban heat islands.
Keystone / Andreas Becker
Heat islands are causing Swiss and European cities to overheat. Yet only 13.5% of the urban population lives in neighbourhoods that comply with the '3-30-300' rule, a model that relies on trees and green spaces to combat the heat.
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