News Digest Item
02 Jan 2017

“A former coal town in Germany is 2017’s green capital of Europe”

Daily Planet

The city of Essen in western Germany used to be one of the country’s most important coal centres, but has been awarded the title of Europe’s green capital by the EU Commission, writes Peter Koekoek in the Daily Planet. According to the Commission, Essen demonstrates a strong overall performance across many areas including climate change, green urban areas, air quality, waste management and energy.

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