Certainly, Helsinki was one of many few cities to enhance its rating on this yr’s record, leaping as much as a stable 92.43 out of 100 from final yr’s 90.49. (Gothenburg, then again, dropped about 4 factors to a rating of 90.83 as a result of stricter judging standards.)
Regardless, a number of new locations had been in a position to breach the revered prime 40 rankings for the primary time. The lesser-known Danish metropolis of Horsens is a brand new entrant for 2024, cracking the highest 40 on the quantity 39 spot. The small coastal city in Denmark with a inhabitants just under 100,000 individuals was lauded for its considerable bike paths and excessive recycling charges (simply 2% of its waste goes to landfills). It joins a number of different locations all through Denmark which have repeatedly made the rankings. Actually, with eight cities honored, Denmark has essentially the most locations on this yr’s record, which additionally acknowledged Copenhagen, Aarhus, Aalborg, Middelfart, Svendborg, Faroe Islands, and Odense.
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Two Irish cities—Limerick and Dublin—additionally made the record for the primary time, bringing Ireland’s whole to 6 cities ranked on this yr’s prime 40. Dublin particularly was recommended for its accomplishments, equivalent to being residence to the world’s first carbon-neutral conference middle and its dependable, environment friendly, and increasing public transportation system. Kerry, Cork, Galway, and Clare had been additionally included once more in 2024, whereas Belfast in Northern Ireland took the record’s quantity 9 spot.
Canada additionally made a powerful exhibiting, with each Victoria and Quebec City making GDS’s rankings for the primary time, partially for his or her spectacular charges of renewable electrical energy availability, which is 98% and 100%, respectively. Moreover, three Canadian cities returned to the record as soon as once more, together with Montreal, Edmonton, and Ottawa. These had been the one locations in North America within the rankings—no US cities had been deemed sustainable sufficient to make the record.
The highest 15 most sustainable cities for vacationers
- Helsinki, Finland
- Gothenburg, Sweden
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Bergen, Norway
- Aarhus, Denmark
- Bordeaux, France
- Singapore
- Oslo, Norway
- Belfast, Northern Eire
- Sydney, Australia
- Aalborg, Denmark
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Bilbao, Spain
- Lyon, France
