Copenhagen no longer leading the line?

In a recent feature article in the Danish daily Politiken, GreenGov team members Karsten Bruun Hansen, PhD and Annika Agger, PhD express concern for Copenhagen’s declining status as a world leader in climate transition and adaptation.

In a Nordic research project on strategic climate leadership, we’ve uncovered the political leadership processes that have made Copenhagen a leading star in international climate politics. But the research, which also takes a closer look at Oslo and Gothenburg, show us that Copenhagen today is still profiled [internationally] on political decisions that were made 10 years ago. [Translated]

Citation

Hansen & Agger (2019): Københavns grønne førertrøje blegner, Politiken.dk, Nov 20 2019

GreenGov at C40 in Copenhagen

This october, several members of the GreenGov research team attended the C40 World Mayors Summit 2019 in Copenhagen.

Senior researchers Trond Vedeld, Hege Hofstad and Marianne Millstein have summarized their immpressions from the summit in three blog posts on NIBR’s City Blog (In Norwegian):