Tobias Jespersen saysbe careful before describing the city as sustainable and a role model. Morten Iversen lamentsits soulless expansion
While the urge to write positive stories about solutions to the climate crisis must be strong, and they are needed, Copenhagen should not be one (The five-minute city: inside Denmark’s revolutionary neighbourhood, 10 December). Nordhavn may be a revolutionary neighbourhood, but to say that Copenhagen is a green city is based on false premises.
Near Nordhavn, a massive artificial island, Lynetteholmen, is being built that will wreak havoc on the marine environment and lead to massive amounts of CO2 in the atmosphere, and was approved by dubious means, with only 8% of the city’s population wanting it.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/18/dont-be-fooled-copenhagen-is-not-that-green
Author : Guardian Staff
Publish date : 2024-12-18 17:51:15
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