Roadmap for Zero Carbon Britain

A recently published report by the UK Centre for Alternative Technology suggests that the UK could become carbon-free by 2030. This means that in 20 years, the UK could reduce its carbon emissions by 90 % and offset the remaining 10 % of the emissions.

The report provides a road map for achieving the goal of a carbon-free society. To this end, adopting environmental technologies, reducing fossil fuel use, increasing resource efficiency and significant societal behaviour changes are all necessary. The report offers a variety of actions that make zero carbon society seem possible, at the same time creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs and addressing environmental challenges.

Individuals and communities must play their part in decreasing carbon emissions. Here, the key is to promote new technologies, eco-design and foster new environmentally friendly social norms. Most importantly, however, the report states a international climate agreement is needed.

More information: Environmental Technologies Action Plan.
Read the Zero Carbon Britain report.

Creating a carbon neutral district in Copenhagen

Copenhagen has set a goal of becoming the first CO2 neutral city in 2025. To be able to achieve this, the city is planning to create a CO2 neutral city district as a model area.

Last year, as a part of the many projects developed in the municipality of Copenhagen in relation to the UN Climate Change Conference COP15, the city council carried out a case study to show how it would be possible to create a CO2 neutral neighbourhood. At the moment, the project is at the draft stage but it is being planned enthusiastically.

According to the plan, in the Amager Faelled city district, all buildings will be using less than 50 percent of the energy of standard buildings. A major percentage of the energy will come from wind turbines and buildings will also be equipped with solar cells and panels. In 2020, a resident of Amager Faelled Bykvarter will use 65 percent less energy than a Copenhagener consumed in 2008.

See the video introducing this interesting project!