carbon neutral city Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:04:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Helsinki to Go Car-Free by 2050 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helsinki-car-free-2050/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helsinki-car-free-2050/#respond Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:04:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=58078 One of the the greenest capital cities in the world- Helsinki, is taking a huge step towards becoming carbon neutral by eliminating the need of cars all together. Helsinki is known for its spacious parks and walking areas. Although the city is relatively small, green areas cover as much as 47% of its territory. Because of the small population size with just […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/helsinki-car-free-2050/feed/ 0 58078 Abu Dhabi plans the world's first fossil free city https://www.greenoptimistic.com/abu-dhabi-plans-the-worlds-first-fossil-free-city-20080129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/abu-dhabi-plans-the-worlds-first-fossil-free-city-20080129/#respond Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:32:33 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/01/29/abu-dhabi-plans-the-worlds-first-fossil-free-city/ It may seem strange that the emirate of Abu Dhabi, one of the planet's largest suppliers of oil, is planning to build the world's first carbon-neutral city.

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