Vilnius has been named the European Green Capital 2025 in the final of the European Commission’s Green Cities 2025 Awards.
Vilnius beat two runners-up, Portugal’s Guimarães and Austria’s Graz, in the final in Tallinn on Thursday.
According to EC, the jury especially liked Vilnius’ down-to-earth approach.
“Their motto ‘Vilnius – the greenest city in the making’ is guided by a clear vision and tangible actions. The jury recognised that Vilnius has successfully reduced emissions through various measures, such as increasing renewable energy sources and renovating heating infrastructure with the aim to become climate neutral by 2030,” the EC wrote on its website.
Vilnius will be granted a prize of 600,000 euros to support it in implementing measures to enhance the city’s environmental sustainability as part of the European Green Capital 2025.
The European Green Capital Award was launched in 2010 by the European Commission to encourage cities to become greener and cleaner, and thereby to improve the quality of life for their citizens.
The award recognises cities that are committed to achieving the European Green Deal’s goals and more specifically the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan, and the Biodiversity Strategy.
Just announced: The winners of the 2025 Green Capital Award and the Green Leaf Award are...
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🏙️ Vilnius 🇱🇹
🍀 Treviso 🇮🇹, Viladecans 🇪🇸
These cities are trailblazers showing it is possible to be sustainable while offering a higher quality of life for people.#EUGreenCapital
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