S U S TA I N A B L E D E S T I N AT I ON S
Becomingacarbon‐neutralcityincludesrethinking inner‐city mobility. In addition to existing e-bikes and e-scooters, delegates will soon be able to jump aboard a hydrogen‐powered water taxi. Rotterdam’s ZeroWasteVenues initiative, includes venues such as SS Rotterdam, Rotterdam Ahoy and Blijdorp Zoo working together to eliminate food waste at events through better processing. Meanwhile Rotterdam Ahoy plans to install a solar roof, providing power for the halls and more than 300 households in the area. In 2025, the venue will host the World Energy Congress, under the theme ‘Sustainable energy for all.’
Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS With ambitions of
C40 : Yes GDS Index : Yes, not
becoming carbon neutral by 2050, Rotterdam is implementing signi cant changes to move away
currently benchmarked Sustainability strategy : Rotterdam Energy Transition Plan 2050
from fossil fuels. e city has invested in several sustainability projects including a recycled oating park in Rijnhaven, made from captured sea plastics and transformed into a public green space, and Stadgas, an incinerator that turns more than 80,000 kilograms of organic waste into biogas daily. “We aim to become a city in which resilience thinking has been anchored in daily life, as well as in the actions taken by companies, institutions, government and citizens,” explains Catherine Kalamidas of Rotterdam Partners Convention Bureau. “Speci cally, we are working towards the goals of a balanced society, clean and reliable energy, a climate-resilient Rotterdam to the next level, 21st century‐ready infrastructure, and a sustainable future.” The pandemic has driven us to confront the global threat of climate change more forcefully.
Glasgow
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND In 2016, Glasgow shot into 4th place in the GDS-Index and has stayed there since. How? By not resting on its laurels.
C40 : Not yet GDS Index : 4th
Sustainability strategy : People Make Glasgow Greener (CVB)
Host to this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the city wants to become the UK’s rst carbon-neutral city by 2030. In conjunction with COP26, the Glasgow Convention Bureau is running a project with
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