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Concern for the environment

The environment on the agenda
There is a growing public concern over green topics such as eccology, environment and sustainability among consumers, retailers and politicians in Copenhagen. With the future United Nations Climate Summit in 2009 in mind, Copenhagen has decided to take up a leading position in the struggle against greenhouse gases and global heating. The Technical and Environment Administration has recently formulated a strategy aimed at making Copenhagen the world's leading environmental capital in 2015.

Record holder in organic purchases
No other capital in the world reaches Copenhagen's level of purchasing and consuming organic foodstuffs. The private consumption of organic products is 10-12 percent, which is a world record. The political plan of turning Copenhagen into the world's leading environmental capital in 2015 aims at making organic food products reach a level of 20 percent of the total food consumption.

Clean water
The popular harbour baths that have opened by the shopping mall Fisketorvet and at Islands Brygge bear witness to the very fine quality of the water in the Copenhagen Harbour. The water today is so clean that there is no health risk involved in going for a swim. This is quite unusual for a large city.

Reduction of CO2 emission
Copenhagen's CO2 emission has been reduced considerably since 1990. Today each individual Copenhagener emits 1,5 tons less CO2 per annum compared to 15 years ago, which equals a reduction of 25 percent since 1990. This is mainly due to the transition to heating based on natural gas in stead of fossil fuels.

City of bikes
The political ambition is to make Copenhagen the world's leading bicycle city by 2015. This goal is definitely within reach. 36 percent of all Copenhageners use bicycles to go to work, school, university etc., the city offers more than 300 kms of bicycle paths, and the popular "free token bikes" give the visitors an opportunity to get around on two wheels most of the year.

Refuse and recycling
One of the best waste handling systems in the world is found in Copenhagen. Approximately 90 percent of all construction waste is recycled and 75 percent of all household refuse is incinerated. The energy resulting from this incineration is used for district heating and electricity, so nothing is wasted.



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