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Freiburg's innovative environmental policies have garnered global attention, showcasing its solar power capacity, cycling infrastructure, and public transport efficiency. Despite ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2040, recent audits reveal shortcomings in meeting these targets. The author conducts a thorough examination of the city's initiatives, including interviews with local leaders, highlighting both valuable lessons for other cities and questionable strategies. He questions the efficiency of funding allocation and the influence of Freiburg's "green industrial complex" on climate policy.
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Solar City Freiburg, Ray Galvin
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- Released
- 2010
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- Title
- Solar City Freiburg
- Subtitle
- Learning from the climate protection policies of a pioneering German city
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ray Galvin
- Publisher
- LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 72
- ISBN13
- 9783838340296
- Category
- Ecology
- Description
- Freiburg's innovative environmental policies have garnered global attention, showcasing its solar power capacity, cycling infrastructure, and public transport efficiency. Despite ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2040, recent audits reveal shortcomings in meeting these targets. The author conducts a thorough examination of the city's initiatives, including interviews with local leaders, highlighting both valuable lessons for other cities and questionable strategies. He questions the efficiency of funding allocation and the influence of Freiburg's "green industrial complex" on climate policy.