When it comes to sustainability, Denmark is one country that takes its green cred very seriously. Besides deriving 37 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, ranking second among all countries, Denmark has set the ambitious goal of becoming the first fossil-fuel free country by 2050, while Copenhagen has set 2025 as its goal.
The Danish people are on board with sustainable living as well. Thirty six percent of Copenhagen residents use pedal power for their daily commute.
“We have bike highways from the suburbs that take you downtown,” says Christina Johansson, public relations and press manager for VisitDenmark. “Copenhagen has the most bike traffic in the world, with 30,000 bikers per day at one of our bridges.”
Now groups can see firsthand what this environmental trailblazer is up to through Green Energy Tours, which explores the country’s wind and solar energy grids, green city planning and architecture, and green transportation.
“We host a variety of groups, both private and corporate, while several of our tours have been quite popular,” says Vivi Jensen, director of Green Energy Tours.
Among its seven tour options, a highlight is a boat trip to one of the country’s largest offshore wind farms, with 72 wind turbines, including a tour of what it looks like from the inside.
“They actually take you up in a wind turbine,” Johansson says. “So the tour makes the whole green concept really tangible.”
Shorter biking and walking tours explore Copenhagen’s green roofs and architecture. But watch out for those bikes, they’re everywhere.
