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Green Life
To lead a green and sustainable lifestyle can be many different things. In Denmark a lot of people strive to create a better environment by developing new and greener ways of living, greener transportation, town planning, industry etc. Denmark is for instance well known for its great wind mill production and Copenhagen is famous for its biking culture – watch videos and read about how Danes manage to lead green and modern lifestyles.
NEWS FROM THE GREEN LIFE OF DANES
Aarhus to promote its wind cluster as Capital of Wind Energy
A new report shows that Greater Aarhus and its adjoining municipalities have the world's most dense concentration of wind industry companies.
(September 28, 2010)
Video: Green Rooftops
Is green the new black? In these days of environmental consciousness thinking and acting green is definitely high on the list.
Meet a green rooftop enthusiast who takes you for a sightseeing in Copenhagen to show you some of the city's green roofs.
THE SUSTAINABLE CITY
Mayors, town planners and politicians from all over the world have visited Copenhagen often in recent years to study its bicycle traffic, district heating system or its waste management. In various respects Copenhagen is a role model for many of the world’s big cities when it comes to sustainable town development.
DANISH BICYCLE CULTURE
Copenhagen was recently named the world’s most liveable city – one of its key features being the multitude of bikes rather than cars in the streets. Indeed, it is a splendid sight to see waves of bikers pedalling vigorously off to work, school, etc. Cities around the world are now looking to Copenhagen as a model for their own urban bicycle traffic.
NATURE AND ENVIRONMENT IN BALANCE - TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE
You can discover what you can do to avoid dangerous chemicals in everyday use, what Danish towns will look like in the future, how new Danish technology will be integrated in the fight against pollution and what we are doing to ensure that Denmark will continue to have groundwater so pure you can drink it untreated.
ORGANIC FOOD
The Danish organic food industry can especially thank the domestic market for its flourishing growth. Denmark's per capita consumption of organic food is among the highest in the world – 5.8% of total food consumption in 2007.
MEET THE JEPPESEN'S - THE FAMILY WITH GREEN POWER
Meet a family who is not only talking about the climate and a green lifestyle - they are actually walking the talk. By putting up a windmill in their garden, they produce enough carbon dioxide free electricity for themselves and seven other households.
