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The Five Most Eco-Friendly Cities in the World to Move to
People are becoming increasingly concerned about carbon footprints and climate change – and not just in this country either. For those people who are thinking of moving overseas from the UK, our team at leading removals firm Hamiltons, based in East Anglia, have compiled this list of the top five eco-friendly cities to move to.
Stockholm
The Swedish capital is trying to follow in Amsterdam’s footsteps by encouraging people to use bikes to get around. It is also one of the cleanest cities in the world, with all its inner-city trains and buses running on renewable fuels. The authorities want the city to become fossil-fuel free by the year 2050.
Stockholm is also very strict on noise pollution, and it has very high standards for water purity. This combination of green initiatives helped the city win the European Green Capital Award in 2010.
Copenhagen
Copenhagen has more than 5,600 windmills, which help supply more than a tenth of its electricity. It also has some of the cleanest tap water in the world, and rigorous quality controls ensure that it stays that way.
Bike use is being encouraged, with around half of the Danish capital’s residents cycling to work or school. There are more than 5,500 acres of public parks and green spaces in the city, and virtually the whole population can reach one of these on foot within 15 minutes.
Amsterdam
The Dutch capital famously has more bikes than people, which has helped the city drastically cut its carbon emissions. For those people who cannot survive without a car, the city authorities have installed more than 300 charging stations for electric vehicles.
Another reason to consider international removals to Amsterdam is the fact that the city has launched its own Smart City programme. This encourages residents to install their own solar panels and small-scale wind turbines, reducing the pressure on the city’s electricity supplies.
Vancouver
There are plenty of reasons for environmentally-conscious people to opt for removals to Vancouver. It is the cleanest city in Canada, and it also ranks in the worldwide top 10 for the lowest CO2 emissions and the highest air quality. The city is generally considered to be the birthplace of Greenpeace.
Vancouver wants to become the greenest city in the world by the year 2020, and the authorities have set up an ambitious eco-friendly programme which includes cutting back on waste, increasing the amount of locally-grown food and ensuring that all new buildings are carbon-neutral.
San Francisco
Half of San Francisco’s population gets to work on public transport, with many people using electric buses and trolley cars rather than petrol vehicles. It was the first American city to introduce a system of coloured waste bins, with the result that 60% of all San Francisco’s rubbish is now recycled.
San Francisco was also the first place in America to crack down on the use of plastic grocery bags, passing its first laws in 2007. And the west coast city is also the country’s leader when it comes to solar energy use.
Moving Abroad with Hamiltons Removals
If you are thinking about international removals to Europe or the USA, then Hamiltons are the people to call. As a highly experienced East Anglian removals firm, with contacts throughout the worldwide moving industry, we can help you with commercial or domestic moves to all parts of Europe, including Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.
Our international removals department ships to and from most worldwide destinations, including the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
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