COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
TOP 10 – SUSTAINABLE CITIES
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Copenhagen
Lynsey Clarke, Group Director Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility, Ramboll
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COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
POPULATION: 1.4 MILLION KEY PROJECT: AMAGER BAKKE COMPANY: RAMBOLL
GROUP DIRECTOR SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY: LYNSEY CLARKE
has reduced its emissions by around 75 % since 2005. The city is known around the world for its cycling, with more than half of residents biking daily to work or education.
Amager Bakke is a state-ofthe-art waste-to-energy plant with energy efficiency of 107 %. It delivers electricity to 550,000 people and district heating to 140,000 households. The facility is owned and operated by Amager Resource Centre which received help from Ramboll to boost efficiency to record-high levels.
Alongside using waste for energy, a pilot carbon capture plant began operation at the facility in 2021. This pilot has the potential to reduce the facility’ s carbon footprint by 95 %. Amager Bakke also produces more clean water than it uses.
Amager Bakke is home to CopenHill, a recreational facility featuring a 490 metre artificial ski slope and hiking trail on the building’ s roof. It is also home to the world’ s tallest permanent climbing wall. TO READ MORE TOP 10s, CLICK HERE
46 December 2025