Oslo, London and Amsterdam lead initiative to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from transport.
Oslo, London and Amsterdam are leading a big-city initiative to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from transport with the help of new technology that will curb climate change and reduce air pollution, results from a study, which was made public.
European cities occupy eight of the top ten positions — along with Tokyo and Seoul — in the ranking with the 35 cities compiled by the Center for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) with the support of the smartphone chip maker, by Qualcomm.
“Oslo is set to become the world's first zero-emissions transport city”, according to the CEBR report which estimates both existing policies and plans to promote them “green transport”: from electric cars to bicycles.
The subway of the Norwegian capital, trams and buses already run on hydroelectricity, while Norway has the highest proportion of electric cars in the world.
Oslo City Council plans to significantly restrict access to conventional cars in the city center.
According to the report, London in second place, “it may not appear as an example of a green city to all its residents” but most travel by public transport rather than by car.