Copenhagen

Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking floating trash from the Danish capital’s waterways, cycling to museums instead of going by car, or volunteering at an urban garden.

The country leads on climate policy, but grapples with disagreements over strategy and the pace of change.

Senior government officials at a climate meeting in Copenhagen gave a muted response on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, to calls from the head of the United Nations for countries to show greater ambition when it comes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Mayor Gregor Robertson is locked in a "friendly competition" with municipal leaders in Helsinki, Finland, and Copenhagen, Denmark, to build the greenest cities in the world.