One of E-bikes Tulum main policies is taking care of our planet through the use of clean energy. For that reason, we put together a list of countries that share our views – we present you the world’s most environmentally friendly countries JCan you find yours on the list?
Finland
With a sustainable development policy that has been in place since the early 1990s, Finland leads the chart as the top eco-friendly country in the world. The reason for this is its “societal commitment to achieve a carbon-neutral society” which wouldn’t surpass nature’s carrying capacity by 2050. The country’s goal is to consume around 40% of its final energy from renewable sources by 2020. Two-thirds of Finland’s electricity already comes from renewable or nuclear power sources, and it performs excellently in the areas of water and sanitation, biodiversity and health impacts.
Iceland, Sweden and Denmark
Nordic countries are famous for their sound environmental policies, so it’s no surprise that the rest of Scandinavia follows close behind Finland. All of the mentioned have a long tradition in advancing the goals of sustainable development both at the national level and jointly internationally. Iceland adopted its first national strategy (“Welfare for the Future”) back in 2012 which created a framework for its sustainable development through 2020 and set goals for environmental protection and resource utilization. Sweden produced its first national sustainable energy development strategy in 2002, and has been highlighting the issue of climate change on numerous occasions throughout the years. As a member of the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals, Denmark has played a crucial role in multiple areas from promoting gender equality to protecting the Earth. Nordic countries as a whole set an example for the entire world when it comes to switching to less contaminating energy sources and protecting our planet from further destruction.
Slovenia, Spain, Portugal
Some might find it surprising that these three countries found their way in the top 10. However, Slovenia was the first country in the world to be declared a green destination in 2016, with its 96%-compliance across 100 criteria. Its capital Ljubljana was also crowned the European Green Capital that same year.Similarly, Spain is a country that puts a lot of stress on ecotourism and has recently unveiled an ambitious green home plan that encourages people to make their homes more eco-friendly. In the recent years, Portugal has managed to achieve significant reduction in the greenhouse emissions and has shown a lot of commitment and ambition when it comes to introducing green laws.
Estonia, Malta, France
The end of the list features three countries scattered over different parts of Europe. All of them have shown promising trends in environmental thinking and regulator policy and make great efforts regarding the protection of human health and vulnerable ecosystems. Furthermore, France is the only G8 country ranking this high on the list.
Healthy environments contribute to healthy lives; that’s why we have to do our very best to prevent further pollution and turn to the renewable energy sources. Despite the fact that China continues to lead in both production and sales of electric scooters and bikes Europe, especially its western part, has begun to emerge as an important market during recent years. France, one of the countries included on our eco-friendly list, showed a rise in sales that exceeded 17 percent last year.This shows that environmentally-friendly countries have recognized the potential of e-bikes and is a likely indicator that their number will keep growing in the near future, hopefully spreading its reach even further.