Denver has landed on National Geographic’s Best of the World 2021 list. As a result of the pandemic, the publication determined to concentrate on tales to encourage future journeys.
” While the pandemic has actually brought trips to a grinding halt, it’s not quieted our inquisitiveness,” George Stone, executive editor of National Geographic Travel stated in a news release.
” The globe teems with wonders– also when they’re difficult to get to. Now is the ideal time to find something new regarding a phenomenal place or culture in our globe as well as perhaps think up your following trip, for when that time comes. Ahead of a brand-new year– with the hope of a go back to take a trip– we’re thrilled to share these 25 prompt tales of timeless locations that will specify our future schedules.”
Editors split the listing right into five classifications, including sustainability, which is where Denver arrived at the checklist. The magazine called the Mile High City “a green giant of a city in the American West.”
The magazine mentions Denver is moving towards its objective of 100 percent renewable electrical energy by 2030, in spite of economic challenges posed by the pandemic. It provides efforts such as having 125 miles of brand-new bike lanes by 2023 and “planting” solar yards as factors for the city making the checklist.
The executive director of Denver’s Office on Climate Action, Sustainability, and Resiliency told National Geographic purchasing clean energy will assist neighborhoods while dealing with issues about the city’s carbon footprint.
Denver has gotten the LEED for Cities Platinum Certification. The city likewise offers businesses sustainability plans free through Certifiably Green Denver.
The other locations in the sustainability checklist fare Alonissos, Greece, Copenhagen, New Caledonia, Freiburg, Germany and Gabon, Africa.