As cities boom, Oslo tests greener ‘zero emissions’
The Norwegian capital is leading the way toward a sustainable future with a site that is ‘groundbreaking’ for clean construction
By Alister Doyle / Thomson Reuters Foundation, OSLO
A nearly “zero emissions” building site in Oslo, using electric-powered machinery, could be a pioneer for greener construction as the world’s urban areas swell by the equivalent of a Dublin or Dallas, Texas, every week, city experts have said.
Plug-in diggers, saws for cutting stones and other electric-powered machinery have been used to create a pedestrian area in the center of the Norwegian capital completed in time for Christmas.
Zero-emissions building sites ditch diesel machinery in Oslo, Norway
A nearly zero-emissions building site in Oslo, using electric machinery, could be a pioneer for greener construction as the world s urban areas swell by the equivalent of a Dublin or Dallas every week, city experts say.
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Posted: Dec 16, 2020 8:26 AM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
An electric digging machine works on a pioneering ‘zero-emissions’ building site in central Oslo this past June. The pedestrian area in the center of the Norwegian capital is expected to be completed in time for Christmas.(Alister Doyle/Thomson Reuters Foundation)
A nearly zero-emissions building site in Oslo, using electric machinery, could be a pioneer for greener construction as the world s urban areas swell by the equivalent of a Dublin or Dallas every week, city experts say.
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OSLO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A nearly “zero-emissions” building site in Oslo, using electric machinery, could be a pioneer for greener construction as the world’s urban areas swell by the equivalent of a Dublin or Dallas every week, city experts say.
Plug-in diggers, saws for cutting stones and other electric machinery have been used to create a pedestrian area in the centre of the Norwegian capital - completed in time for Christmas.
The shift aims to help curb climate change, air pollution and noise, officials say.
C40 Cities, a network of almost 100 of the world’s biggest cities working to slow climate change, called the diesel-ditching project by the left-wing municipality “groundbreaking and unprecedented worldwide”.
As cities boom, Oslo tests greener zero-emissions building sites
Wednesday, 16 December 2020 06:02 GMT
Workers put finishing touches to a novel ‘zero-emissions’ building site in central Oslo, Nov. 26, 2020 Photo: Alister Doyle
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By Alister Doyle
OSLO, Dec 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A nearly zero-emissions building site in Oslo, using electric machinery, could be a pioneer for greener construction as the world s urban areas swell by the equivalent of a Dublin or Dallas every week, city experts say.
Plug-in diggers, saws for cutting stones and other electric machinery have been used to create a pedestrian area in the centre of the Norwegian capital - completed in time for Christmas.