Removing Cardon Dioxide from the atmosphere

Trees capture the atmospheric greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide (CO₂), for photosynthesis, releasing oxygen as a byproduct. Photosynthesis is vital for all aerobic life on Earth.

City Forests' is now operating at a sustainable level of harvest and with an uneven mix of age classes our total net balance of carbon stored, after harvesting and replanting, will tend to fluctuate around a neutral level. The net balance stored in our forests is estimated currently to be around 8 million tonnes of CO2-e.

This balance is contributed to by both the company's pre-1990 and ETS registered post-1989 forests, in line with the company's strategy to grow the forest estate through recycling carbon income into new land purchases.  This strategy has allowed the balance of stored carbon (CO2-e) to be grown over time - creating a positive contribution towards climate change.

The company started carbon trading in 2010 under the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.