This week, the acting Cities Minister announced a federal government pledge to increase tree coverage in Australian cities each decade to 2050, an effort to "green" and "cool" the city.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/beat-heat-western-sydney-tackles-urban-heat-island-effect
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/sydney-morning-herald
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-and-ozone-layer
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trees
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change