Copenhagen’s Carbon Neutral Greenwashing
11 min readMar 6, 2022
It was back in 2012 that Copenhagen started its journey to becoming “the world’s first carbon neutral capital by 2025”. Right off the bat, I’d like you to notice my use of quotation marks. Shortly after it was announced, the hype about this municipal goal gained considerable media purchase. It swelled and swelled for years until it became a hype tsunami. It’s been absolutely everywhere, in a veritable labyrinth of…