by Helene Hjortlund | Nov 4, 2020 | circular economy, climate, return deposit systems, Save the climate, Waste
Danes saved more than 150.000 t CO2 just in 2019 by returning cans and bottles! Today’s blogpost tells the story behind the Danish return deposit system and how it actually works. So be inspired and let’s dig into the concept of return deposit systems. The...
by Helene Hjortlund | Sep 23, 2020 | Carbon neutral cities, climate, Save the climate, Urban farming
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 | Carbon neutral cities, climate, Save the climate
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 | Apr 8, 2020 | Carbon neutral cities, climate, Save the climate, sustainable tourism
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...
by Helene Hjortlund | Feb 19, 2020 | climate, Energy consumption, Save the climate
If you want to cut down on your personal carbon footprint, a good way to start is by looking at the place we spend most of our time: our homes. Housing accounts for a large share of energy consumption and thus CO2-emissions. Take Denmark for example, where around 40%...
by Helene Hjortlund | Jan 30, 2020 | climate, Save the climate
This is possibly the easiest green tip you will hear: do nothing. Or at least, do nothing or only very little in your garden. Your garden has a big potential to become a so-called carbon sink – an entity which absorb more CO2 than emitting. Whether you have two...