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.

9 out of 10 Danes own a bicycle

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More than 60% of the people who live and work in Copenhagen commute by bike every day

60 %

10 “bicycle superhighways” cover more than 160 kilometres in and around Copenhagen. The vision is to have 60 routes covering more than 850 kilometres nationally

850 km

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Integrating an intelligent and holistic approach to city planning and transportation management to create more sustainable cities

Our cities are growing and so are the challenges to make them liveable. It is estimated that 70 per cent of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. This increase in urbanisation demands an intelligent, holistic and integrated approach to city planning and transportation management in order to meet the societal challenges faced by cities all over the world.

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Sustainable fuels

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Denmark unveils plan to make aviation sustainable

24 September 2022

In reaching its net zero target by 2050, the Danish Government introduces new plan to ensure a 100% green flight route by 2025 and that all domestic aviation will be green by 2030. The transition will be financed by imposing a flat passenger fee of 13 DKK (1.7 EUR).

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Morrow Batteries

PKA has invested EURO 13,5 million to support the Norwegian producer of sustainable batteries, Morrow. This investment is part of PKA’s ambition to increase the pension fund’s presence in innovative companies contributing to new technology in the green transformation field. A significant part of the

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How green hydrogen will fuel mobility across Scandinavia

Making green hydrogen production a commercially viable enterprise is undeniably important, but the value chain doesn’t stop there. Distribution and accessibility are equally critical links to realise a future with zero emission mobility. This challenges off-takers of green fuels to think intelligent

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Nordhavn: The smart urban area of the future

On this 360 virtual tour, you can explore the urban district of Nordhavn, Copenhagen. It is an urban area which combines liveability, sustainability and intelligent solutions in a vibrant smart city neighbourhood.

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Tour De France’s green route in Denmark

Tour de France Grand Départ will roll through Denmark’s most historic cities and beautiful landscapes. This is your guide to the top sustainable sights along the first three stages in Denmark.

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Hot Cool, edition no. 4 "How to get started?"

Hot Cool no. 4 is about HOW TO GET STARTED. You can look forward to some great articles contributing to how to get started with district heating.

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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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Port of Aalborg

Port of Aalborg is more than a traditional port, transport hub and business park. We work with partnerships and collaboration. Sustainability and green transition. Symbioses and synergies. Knowledge a

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Air pollution

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EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Hub North

EIT Urban Mobility is a public/private partnership under the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. Headquartered in Barcelona (Spain), its regional Innov

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Green & Blue Environmental ApS

Meteorological and climate data-as-a-service provider to increase the resilience of public and private sectors.

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Buildings

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1:1 Landskab

1:1 Landskab designs aesthetic and environmentally robust landscapes and urban spaces. We have been aware of the climate agenda for many years. To us working environmentally with climate adaption and

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Voi Technology

Shaping cities for people, reducing air and noise pollution, and breaking traffic gridlock across Europe.

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BOGL

At BOGL we specialize in landscape architecture and planning – and we have a clear mission: to inspire, challenge, change and engage the world around us. We strive to build a green and sustainable fut

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Unwire

Unwire is an innovative Danish company founded in 2001, specializing in mobile mobility and payment solutions. We are located in Copenhagen, Denmark. At Unwire we work with transit agencies and cit

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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.