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Reducing air pollution caused by traffic and industries and improving indoor climate

Cities worldwide are facing numerous challenges. Among these, we find air pollution, which is currently a global health issue causing premature deaths of millions each year. Air pollution in cities is predominantly caused by transportation and industry. With urbanisation set to increase significantly, the problem will affect even more people in the future if no action is taken.

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Resource efficient production

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Producing more with less

29 November 2023

Transforming global food systems for a more sustainable and resilient future.

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Green Shipping

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Towards zero: Denmark's push to decarbonise global shipping

29 November 2023

Building on longstanding maritime traditions, Denmark is committed to accelerating the global transition towards climate-neutral shipping and finding ways to overcome regulatory, financial, technological, and political barriers. Dive in to Denmark's push to decarbonise global shipping by exploring this white paper.

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Energy efficiency

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Dreams of energy efficiency are there to be fulfilled

28 November 2023

This blog post is part of a perspective series focusing on the need and potential of optimising energy efficiency in buildings in Poland.

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Energy efficiency in buildings

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Touring the energy-efficient buildings of the World Capital of Architecture

7 November 2023

In commemoration of Copenhagen's title as the World Capital of Architecture 2023, State of Green and Creative Denmark organised a delegation trip, welcoming stakeholders from the US and Canada to discover the energy-efficient buildings and sustainable architectural landscape of the Danish capital.

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Urban planning and development

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Virtual event: Adapting a holistic view to urban green transition

13 October 2023

On 11 October, State of Green hosted a virtual morning session, launching the white paper on “Urban green transition”. The session included both Danish and international perspectives on urban planning and development.

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Resource efficient production

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Forging sustainable alliances across US-Danish industries

On the 1 October, US stakeholders and Sustainable Industry Alliance members landed in Denmark on a fact-finding mission to gather inspiration on how to decarbonise the energy-intensive food and beverage industries.

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Bio-based circular solutions

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Nordic Harvest

Nordic Harvest is dedicated to establishing a genuinely sustainable food production model that not only addresses these issues, but also effectively counteracts them. Operating from one of the world's

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EIVEE

EIVEE calculates your company's entire CO2 emissions with market-leading precision across scope 1, 2 and 3. We deliver industry-leading data quality so you continuously track and validate your ent

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Shipping and maritime

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Blue Water Shipping

Blue Water Shipping is a global provider of all logistics services in modern supply chain management. At the heart of Blue Water is an organisation of professionals skilled to offer complete and tailo

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Buildings

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Livingbetter AS

Healthy and sustainable combined ventilation and heat recovery solution

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Buildings

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Juul Frost Architects

Juul Frost Architects is an award-winning multidisciplinary studio with a holistic approach and a human focus. The purpose of our architecture and urban development is to promote quality of life, he

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Air pollution

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CLIIN Robotics

CLIIN Robotics provides versatile robots for the benefit of natural and work environments across industries

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Air pollution

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HydroHullCleaning

Our underwater hull cleaning ROV, 'The SeaBadger' is a state of the art ROV cleaning large ships hulls while they are in the water. Under the water line, ships get biofouled, meaning that algae, and o

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Living labs

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BABLE Smart Cities

BABLE provides business and technology services for smart city green solutions. We create automated services that simplify and offer expert advice to guide transition, development and scaling. Our onl

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Air pollution

With urbanisation set to increase, air pollution will affect even more people in the future if no action is taken. Through strict environmental legislation and air quality monitoring, Denmark has reduced atmospheric pollution in most areas to less than one-fifth of the levels during the late 70s.

Climate change adaptation

Expanding mitigation to include adaptation in dealing with climate change, enables a holistic view that can combat previous negative social, environmental, and economic impacts and result in both climate resilient and more liveable places to live. Over the next 15-20 years, Denmark will spend more than EUR 5 billion on adapting its cities to climate changes.

District energy

Put simply, district energy is about moving energy in water, with a valuable temperature, from a place of production to the place of consumption. Denmark’s district heating system is highly energy efficient and has been one of the key drivers for reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions from the energy sector.

Green buildings

With urbanisation, demographic changes, and climate change, our cities and their buildings are facing immense challenges. Creative and innovative thinking can lead us towards a more sustainable approach to designing, creating, and using the buildings that form the basis for our everyday lives, to the benefit of both our planet and the people that populate our urban centres. Ensuring that new buildings are sustainable and energy-efficient will be key to our efforts to tackle climate change.

Smart cities

As the pace of urbanisation quickens, cities face immense challenges related to waste management, mobility, climate adaptation and energy. However, as their political, economic, and technological power grows, cities can harness this trend to act as leaders in the green transition and drivers of the green economy. Cities need smart solutions to ensure that they are optimised for sustainable economic activity, energy consumption, and an improved environmental impact.

Urban mobility

Cities must be built for people to be sustainable, healthy, and liveable. Targeted policy-making with urban mobility in mind is a strong reinforcement of these objectives. The key is to acknowledge the importance of city space and city life as an attractive, informal, and democratic meeting place for the city residents.

Urban waste management

Urban waste management entails the entire system of collecting, sorting, treating, utilising and ultimately disposing of waste. When properly facilitated it can provide a source of energy and resources, while significantly reducing pollution.

Urban water management

Cities around the world increasingly face pressure from both growing populations and climate change, challenging urban water supply in terms of available resources and in terms of treatment of increased wastewater volumes. An integrated approach to urban water management can ensure cost efficiency and synergies. E.g., wastewater treatment can provide the city with energy and nature-based solutions can delay or store rainwater for later use.