London should learn lessons from Sweden to save its trees from climate change threat, says expert

London’s trees are suffering from the effects of climate change, City Hall was told on Wednesday - ((Alamy/PA))

London’s trees are suffering from droughts and diseases as the impacts of climate change are worsening, experts have warned at a City Hall meeting.

Extended periods without rainfall have tested the resilience of several of the capital’s tree species, raising the urgency of learning lessons from other cities, the London Assembly’s environment committee heard on Wednesday.