The European Green Capital Award is a prestigious title, and one which is pursued by cities all across Europe.
For the 2010 and 2011 title, 35 cities applied. For the 2012 and 2013 titles, a further 17 applied.
The links below lead to more information about the finalists for the title in 2010 and 2011:
From these cities, Stockholm and Hamburg, were awarded the European Green Capital title for 2010, and 2011.
Follow the links below for more details about the finalists for 2012 and 2013 and their efforts to achieve a greener urban environment in their cities:
From these cities, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Nantes were awarded the European Green Capital title for 2012 and 2013 respectively.