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体验绿色环保城市的生活 体验绿色环保城市的生活 从提供大量的自行车道、兴旺的农贸市场，到确保清新的空气，一个城市对于环境保护的努力不仅有助于保护整个星球其居民亦从中受益。 　　经济学人智库目前正在进行的一项研究西门子绿色城市指标显示，世界上最为绿色的城市在二氧化碳排放、交通选择、水和废物管理，及综合环境治理等各方面都获得高分。 　　不同的城区有着不同的可持续优势，因此我们采访了全球各大城市的居民，去了解在这些一流的城市里生活有什么不同。 　　 Vancouver， British Columbia 　　温哥华，不列颠哥伦比亚省 　　Compared to other cities of its size， Vancouver scored incredibly well in CO2 emissions and air quality， due in part to the citys emphasis on promoting green energy and its use of hydropower. Vancouver has vowed to reduce emissions by 33% by 2020. 　　That commitment doesnt surprise resident Lorne Craig， who moved to the city from Calgary in 1985 and writes the Green Briefs blog. Vancouver has been home to a deeper green counter-culture since the 1960s and is recognized worldwide as the birthplace of Greenpeace， he said. Mountains tower over the city. It reminds everyone here that we are part of something bigger and more beautiful. 　　As other cities continued building freeways that promoted driving and sprawl， Vancouver remained committed to urban living， as evidenced by the development of Granville Island， a 1）pedestrian-friendly peninsula where residents frequent large public market and art studios. 　　Plenty of other Vancouver nEighbourhoods are ecofriendly too. A large network of bike routes makes cycling around town easy， especially West 10th Avenue， where people regularly cruise on bikes， electric scooters and even unicycles. Craig said the neighbourhoods of Commercial Drive and Strathcona， both east of downtown， are more left-wing greenmeaning， more politically activewhile Kitsilano to the west and the Main Street neighbourhood to the south of downtown are more the 2）Prius type of greenwealthier， with a more laid-back approach to activism.本文由论文联盟http://www.LWLm.coM收集整理 　　与同等规模的其他城市相比，温哥华市在二氧化碳排放和空气质量方面的得分非常高，这部分归功于该城市着重支持绿色能源和使用水力发电。温哥华立誓到2020年减少33%的排放量。 这一承诺并未使当地的居民罗恩克雷格感到吃惊，他于1985年从卡尔加里市搬到这座城市，并建立了绿色简报博客。温哥华市从20世纪60年代开始就是深层次绿色反主流文化的家园，并被全世界公认为绿色和平的发源地，他说。群山环抱着城市。它提醒着这里的每个人，我们是某个更大更美丽的世界的一份子。 　　当其