Stockholm Win European Green Capital Awards
Stockholm was yesterday named as the first winners of the new European Green Capital award. The Swedish capital will be European Green Capital in 2010 followed by Hamburg in 2011. The European Commission’s new award scheme encourages cities to improve the quality of urban life by taking the environment systematically into account in urban planning. The other candidates were Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Freiburg, Hamburg, Munster and Oslo.
The award will be given to a city that has a consistent record of achieving high environmental standards, is permanently committed to ambitious action, further environmental improvement and sustainable development, and can act as a role model to inspire other cities and promote best practices in all other European cities.
The jury is composed of representatives from the European Commission, the European Environment Agency, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, the European Federation for Transport and Environment (T&E), the Union of Capitals of the European Union and the Committee of the Regions.
Photo Richard Ryan – Stockholm Visitors Board
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