Activists press European mayors on climate emergency

The environment was top of the agenda at this year's Eurocities conference. Awards recognised sustainability projects but campaigners called on local leaders to act with greater urgency. Cities, meanwhile, had some demands of their own. Christopher Carey was at the event.

Copenhagen was the big winner at the Eurocities Awards 2021 in Leipzig, Germany last week, taking home the ‘planning public spaces’ award for its Cloudburst Management Plan – a project comprising 300 sites that store excess rainwater while enhancing public space.

The Danish capital also won the 'members vote' in a special extra category that was created for this year's awards, which took place on the sidelines of Eur...