16k trees planted across Mumbai cleared 3k tonnes of CO2 
A city-based environment group, Centre For Environmental Research and Education (CERE),âhas reportedly cleared 3,420 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the past two-and-a-half years by planting 16,213 trees at 24 locations in Mumbai. Among the 56 native species that have been planted are Peepal (sacred fig), Arjun, Bakul, Palash, Teak, and Rudraksh, officials at CERE said. 