Smart Cities: Gothenburg, Sweden

National Geographic published an article regarding global sustainability through the actions and innovations of Gothenburg, Sweden.  Gothenburg is reinventing itself through energy conscious projected in all aspects of its lifestyle.  These sustainability projects are heavily produced and funded by Volvo, which was founded in Gothenburg in 1927.  The Swedish city is forwarding this energy-efficient mindset through low-emission zones for heavy vehicles, cars  powered by renewable biogas, and power plants that operate the majority of the city's productions.  As far as public consumption of food goes in Gothenburg, most restuarants and grocery stores are using the Krav label on their food in order to ensure economically, organically, and socially sustainable products for their customers.  Activites within Gothenburg are becoming more green too, with major attractions being the Volvo Centre which provides energy-efficient and battery powered pastimes.  The manufacturing scenerey in Gothenburg is also taking a greener, with home-based, original shops and designers that offer unique and genuine products that stray away from mass production and factory use.  Gothenburg is an eye-opening and upstanding example in regard to environmentally conscious areas around the world.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/smart-cities/branded-content-gothenburg-sweden/ 

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  1. AnonymousMarch 8, 2018 at 6:41 AM

    I agree, it is very eye-opening!

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  2. AnonymousMarch 8, 2018 at 6:42 AM

    I agree, it is very eye-opening!

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  3. AnonymousMarch 8, 2018 at 10:22 AM

    I think this is amazing and very interesting. If every city made efforts like this to become more eco-friendly, we could reduce many of the global environmental problems.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 14, 2018 at 4:55 AM

    If only every city made these advancement... but either way I am excited to see how the long term effects of these projects help the environment or to see which projects fail.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 15, 2018 at 9:22 AM

    This is totally awesome. Imagine having every city pushing to be more environmentally friendly. One day hopefully this could become a reality, sooner rather than later. Hopefully this will inspire more and more cities to do this.

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