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<p>The Government intends for one million more trees to be planted in our towns and
cities and to place new duties on councils to consult when they wish to cut down street
trees.</p><p> </p><p>There is evidence that healthy, well-chosen and well-placed urban
and peri-urban trees and woodlands can have a small, but beneficial impact on urban
air quality.</p><p> </p><p>The Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) is considering further
the evidence around the potential of trees to contribute to improvements in air quality
to inform our further policy development. The AQEG is an Expert Committee to Defra
that provides independent scientific advice on air quality.</p>
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