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Biogas from food waste could replace imported gas in Copenhagen | TheMayor.EU

Copenhagen will start supplementing its natural gas supply with biogas produced domestically from locally generated food waste. This approach can alleviate the Nordic country’s reliance on fossil ener..
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The City That Cycles With the Young, the Old, the Busy and the Dead - The New York Times

The City That Cycles With the Young, the Old, the Busy and the Dead - The New York Times | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Nearly half of all journeys to school and work in Copenhagen take place on bicycles. And people like it that way.
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European cities share heating decarbonisation tips – EURACTIV.com

European cities share heating decarbonisation tips – EURACTIV.com | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Cities with decades-old combined heat and power systems are emitting less carbon than others, and EU policymakers are looking at how to emulate this across the bloc.
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The experience of Copenhagen shows what’s possible for other urban governments on a warming planet

The experience of Copenhagen shows what’s possible for other urban governments on a warming planet | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Who doesn’t enjoy Copenhagen when you visit?  But the city offers so much more than just a tourist destination, according to an article by Somini Sengupta in an article in the New York Times.  What are your views?   Copenhagen Wants to Show How Cities Can Fight Climate Change Copenhagen intends to, and fast. By…
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Copenhagen's state-of-the-art power plant doubles as a ski slope —

Copenhagen's state-of-the-art power plant doubles as a ski slope — | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Amager Bakke burns garbage to provide heat and electricity to Copenhagen, but it smells just fine.
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Bicycle Urbanism by Design – Next City

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In this excerpt from “Copenhagenize,” author Mikael Colville-Andersen talks cars, playgrounds and how we can leverage design to reclaim our “life-sized” cities.

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Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from Copenhagenize, by Mikael Colville-Andersen. The book argues for designing “life-sized cities” that place the bicycle at the center of the urban transportation narrative, an approach that urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman calls “the definitive guide to the future of our cities.”

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From Liveability to Lovability – The role of the placemaker in co-creating vibrant cities « URBACT The blog

From Liveability to Lovability – The role of the placemaker in co-creating vibrant cities « URBACT The blog | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Placemaking is a term that captures the collaborative process used to design and animate the public realm, and promote social and cultural life in the urban environment. Jan Gehl, the famous Copenhagen based urban designer, wrote about ‘Life between buildings’, and how quality public spaces connect people to the places they share, and enhance happiness, health and well being.
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The dream of the climate-neutral city, with very low to zero emissions, is within reach, say experts – Energy in Demand – Sustainable Energy – Rod Janssen

The dream of the climate-neutral city, with very low to zero emissions, is within reach, say experts – Energy in Demand – Sustainable Energy – Rod Janssen | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Spewing most of the world's heat-trapping gases, fast-growing cities need to be transformed into clean, low emissions ecosystems in the struggle against climate breakdown. Stuart Braun writes on the Deutsche Welle website how cities can be a microcosm of successful climate mitigation.   Cities are major polluters: Can we make them climate neutral? Around 85%…
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Mayors have a duty to respond to climate change - FORESIGHT

Mayors have a duty to respond to climate change - FORESIGHT | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
In an interview with FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Frank Jensen, mayor of Copenhagen, explains why mayors and local authorities are uniquely positioned to lead the energy transition and implement measures to proof their cities against extreme weather
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Copenhagen launched a competition for picking up waste | TheMayor EU

Copenhagen launched a competition for picking up waste | TheMayor EU | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Copenhagen has launched initiative to encourage public rubbish collection, announced the Municipality. The city asks what would happen if all 626,350 Copenhageners gathered just one piece of garbage a day during the summer. People are encouraged to pick up waste in the Danish capital, take a selfie and post it on Facebook or Instagram, using the hashtag, #takforskrald or join Snapchat and send snap to ‘kbhkommune’. The only condition of the competition is that people have to collect garbage only within Copenhagen. The competition runs until August 12 after which the city will draw a random winner for the prize, which is a cargo bike.
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Copenhagen Wants to Show How Cities Can Fight Climate Change - The New York Times

Copenhagen Wants to Show How Cities Can Fight Climate Change - The New York Times | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
The Danish capital wants to be carbon neutral six years from now. Its plan involves wind, recycling and a very innovative ski hill.
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Copenhagenize your city: the case for urban cycling in 12 graphs | Cities | The Guardian

Copenhagenize your city: the case for urban cycling in 12 graphs | Cities | The Guardian | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Danish-Canadian urban designer Mikael Colville-Andersen busts some common myths and shows how the bicycle has the potential to transform cities around the world
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The challenges with cycling in Copenhagen

The challenges with cycling in Copenhagen | Energy Transition in Europe | www.energy-cities.eu | Scoop.it
Anyone who has visited Copenhagen soon becomes aware of the bike lanes and the sheer number of bicyclists whizzing by all the time. Athlyn Cathcart-Keays writes in The Guardian that a variety of reasons is affecting the cycling culture. Even with these concerns, one feels confident that the cycling culture is not going to change…
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