If you’re hoping to travel more sustainably, Scandinavian cities should be at the top of your list — according to a new report.
Ratings Global Destination Sustainability IndexThe top 10 destinations were identified.
Each year, judges evaluate 70 indicators, including the likes carbon dioxide emissions and air quality, to determine if each spot has a sustainability score.
With 93% of the vote, Gothenburg seems to be the winner. Judges also noted that Gothenburg did well in terms of green public transport and biodiversity.
It also has green commitments for the future. Accordingly to the report, “the City has set out to become oil-independent by 2030” and to significantly decrease greenhouse gas emissions both from the commercial as non-commercial sectors by 2050.
Bergen, a city located on the southwest coast in Norway, ranked second with 88%. This is after social equality as well as the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions.
And was in the first and second positions of each Danes Copenhagen or Aalborg. The Swedish capital Stockholm was ranked seventh ahead of Denmark’s Aarhus, which was ranked nine times. Oslo, the Norwegian capital, was tenth.
Bordeaux is fifth in the top ten with 85%, Glasgow is sixth, and Belfast is eighth.
There are many Irish sites in the top 30, including Galway, Cork, and Kerry.
The full GDS Index Index results can be viewed here over here.
Most sustainable travel destinations:
- Gothenburg, Sweden (93%)
- Bergen, Norway (88%)
- Copenhagen, Denmark (87%)
- Aalborg, Denmark (86%)
- Bordeaux, France (85%)
- Glasgow, UK (84%)
- Stockholm, Sweden (84%)
- Belfast, UK (84%)
- Aarhus, Denmark (84%)
- Oslo, Norway (83%)
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