On 23 February, environment commissioner Stavros Dimas announces the European green capitals of 2010 and 2011. Latest titbit of news from Brussels
Stockholm and Hamburg are Europe’s ‘greenest’ cities
The green carpet for the Swedes and Germans (Image: European parliament)
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Translation: Nabeelah Shabbir
23/02/09
Tags : City planning, Stockholm, green cities, EUweek, transport, écologie, Hamburg, Copenhagen.
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Thousands of cities competed to show off their own climate change and air pollution portfolios, promoting the use of public transport and recycling urban residues. The finalists included Amsterdam, Bristol (UK), Copenhagen, Freiburg, Munster and Oslo.
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