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Creating a climate positive city: Inside Turku's plan for a collective 'jump' beyond net zero

02 November 2023 • 10 min read

The Finnish city of Turku may seem like a ‘very normal city’, but in bringing its net zero target forward by more than a decade it promises to become a trail-blazer for green urban development

Representatives of the Finnish business community recently set out their plan to demand "action over words" at the COP28 Climate Summit, where partner companies will showcase their decarbonisation efforts...

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Creating a climate positive city: Inside Turku's plan for a collective 'jump' beyond net zero

The Finnish city of Turku may seem like a ‘very normal city’, but in bringing its net zero target forward by more than a decade it promises to become a trail-blazer for green urban development

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