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 | Nov 4, 2020 | Save the climate, climate, Waste, circular economy, return deposit systems
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 | 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 | 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...
by Helene Hjortlund | Feb 19, 2020 | Save the climate, climate, Energy consumption
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%...
