Public transportation

Noise and emissions from the buses on lines 2A and 18 in Copenhagen and Frederiksberg have ended as 48 electric buses took over the routes this weekend.

P4G has selected 19 new partnerships as finalists for 2019 start-up and scale-up fundingfrom the more than 380 applicants who applied for P4G partnership funding earlier this year.

On February 27 Portugal’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, visited the newly renovated House of Green. During his visit, the minister was introduced to Danish green solutions that could assist Portugal in accelerating their journey to carbon neutrality.

According to the report ‘Energy Transition Outlook 2018’, the world will use less energy from the mid-2030s as electrification will play a bigger role in the changing energy mix. Especially electric cars will have a significant influence on this transition.

The City of Copenhagen concluded its negotiations for the 2019 budget last week. The agreement reaffirms the city’s sustainability ambitions via significant investment in green transport and the development of green spaces.

The harbour contributes to Copenhagen’s reputation as one of the world’s most liveable and sustainable cities. However, this has not always been the case. In 2020, Copenhagen municipality will roll out new green harbour busses as a plank in its efforts to become a CO₂-neutral capital with a sustainable public transportation system.