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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE GREEN CAPITAL?

#VALENCIA JUST BEEN DESIGNATED FOR 2024



Green Capital is an award instituted and managed by the European Commission to recognize the cities that best take care of the environment and the living environment of its inhabitants. The city that shows the capacity each year acts as a model for green action and shares its practices with other cities.


The leading European municipalities in environmental policies included in the United Nations sustainable development goals, in the European green pact or in the Paris agreement against climate change compete for this award.


Benefits of being European Green Capital:


  • Drive to continue improving environmental sustainability.

  • New possibilities: Green capitals have successfully exported their ecological products, processes and services.

  • Increased international profile, networking and new alliances.



The increase in green infrastructure and the promotion of urban biodiversity, the climate mission and energy efficiency, sustainable mobility and the recovery of public space, and sustainable food linked to the garden are the axes on which the candidacy of #Valencia.



Cities that have been Green Capital so far:


2010: ESTOCOLMO

2011: HAMBURGO

2012: VITORIA

2013: NANTES

2014: COPENHAGUE

2015: BRISTOL

2016: LIUBLIANA

2017: ESSEN

2018: NIMEGA

2019: OSLO

2020: LISBOA

2021: LAHTI

2022: GRENOBLE

2023: TALLIN

2024: VALENCIA




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