European cities tackling climate change

October 14th, 2007Dawoud (Bahrain/Japan)

What does this have to do with human rights and other human crisis? A lot. If we can reduce our carbon footprint, we are in effect staving off the effects of global warming. If already sensitive areas of the world don’t have any further crisis to contend with, i.e., loss of water supply, loss of arable land that has been cultivated on for centuries, we can in a sense reduce the number of future conflicts between nations, tribes and other organizations who already vy for limited resources.

This article is about Vaxjo, Sweden. In 1993, the city chose to reduce carbon emissions to manageable levels through a few innovative ideas and maximizing their local resources. As a result, they have reduced their emissions by 30%, and now cities and leaders from around the world are going there to get ideas and see how it all works firsthand.

Here’s the story.

What are some cities around you that are doing something to reduce reliance on fossil fuels? Is it working? Please share.