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Oaks and sweetgums produce huge amounts of volatile compounds called isoprenes.
Oaks emit 800 times more isoprene than low emitters like maples or London planes.
New York City is home to some seven million trees, covering 22% of the surface.
Ozone cannot form without nitrogen oxides, also known as NOx, emitted during combustion of fossil fuels.
New York has made some headway at reducing nitrogen oxides in recent years , but the pace has been agonizingly slow.
At current rates of 2% to 5% a year, it would take 30 to 80 years for the city to reduce emissions by a factor of five .
The City Council passed a 2023 resolution calling for an increase in tree-canopy coverage to at least 30% by 2035 .
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