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The world’s most sustainable travel destinations have been revealed

November 14, 2022

Can you guess the top spot? (Picture: Getty)

If you’re hoping to travel a little more sustainably, Scandinavian cities should be top of your list – according to a new report.

The rankings for the Global Destinations Sustainability Index are in and the top 10 destinations have been named.

Every year judges look at 70 indicators – including the likes of CO2 emissions, air quality and unemployment – to give each spot a sustainability score.

It seems Gothenburg retains the top spot from last year, at 93%, with judges noting the Swedish city performed well for green public transport and biodiversity.

It also has green pledges for the future as, according to the report, the city has ‘set out to become fossil-independent by 2030 and to heavily reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, from traded and non-traded sectors, by 2050.’

Bergen – a city on Norway’s southwestern coast – placed second with 88%, down to its social equality and reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

Bergen scooped the second spot (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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The top two were also followed by Denmark’s Copenhagen and Aalborg. While Sweden’s capital city Stockholm ranked seventh, ahead of Denmark’s Aarhus in nine and the Norwegian capital Oslo in ten.

Elsewhere in the top 10, Bordeaux came in fifth place at 85%, while Glasgow followed close behind in sixth place, as well as Belfast in eighth.

Numerous Irish locations also appear in the top 30 including Kerry, Cork and Galway.

You can see the full GDS Index results here.