by Helene Hjortlund | Apr 21, 2021 | Save the climate, climate, Carbon neutral cities, climate change |
Have you ever heard about the bathtub analogy for explaining climate change? It is actually a very simple and informative metaphor for the situation we are in: imagine a bathtub being filled up with water. At first it is not a problem, after all, the bathtub is made...
by Helene Hjortlund | Sep 23, 2020 | Save the climate, climate, Urban farming, Carbon neutral cities
Urban gardens offer people living in the city without their own garden a green space where they can spend their free time and grow their own food inside the city. In Berlin small Urban Gardening projects can be found in in almost every borough. They are not only...
by Helene Hjortlund | Sep 9, 2020 | Save the climate, climate, Carbon neutral cities
As an impact of Climate Change, heavy rainfall events already became more intense and likely become even more intense in future. Extreme amounts of precipitations in a short period of time are called cloudburst, leading to pluvial flooding events, causing damages of...
by Helene Hjortlund | Jun 10, 2020 | Carbon neutral cities, green architecture
Berlin is a city with a very rich dated back history. The urban layout of the city is a ground to many notable, prominent and influential architectural wonders. The post-modernist architects did not realize the essence of this city until the late 80s and used this to...
by Helene Hjortlund | May 20, 2020 | sustainable tourism, Carbon neutral cities, Green transport
Electric metro – a climate friendly welcome to Copenhagen Start your green journey here! Whether you arrive by air, sea, or land, Copenhagen’s electric and driverless metro is ready to take you where you need to be. Get on at the airport, central station or close to...
by Helene Hjortlund | Apr 8, 2020 | sustainable tourism, Save the climate, climate, Carbon neutral cities
Globally, most cities are working on climate plans to become carbon neutral and create liveable and sustainable cities for their citizens. This top-down approach is a fact – but it is also interesting to see what citizens do themselves to create greener and...
