Eco-city Visiting Hamburg – Global Ideas

Hamburg has scooped up the title European green capital for 2011. The northern German port city convinced the jury by presenting itself not as a green oasis but rather as a thriving industrial metropolis which has risen to the challenge of adapting to climate change. Hamburg has ambitious targets ? it plans to expand its network of bicycle paths, push an inner city train system and promote electric cars. The city aims to cut carbon emissions by 40 percent by 2020.