Good luck to Bristol (UK)

The city of Bristol will soon find out if it has been able to become the 'Green Capitol of Europe'.

Bristol is one of the three cities still in the running, of the 18 that originally applied to contend for the official title of 'Green Capitol of Europe in 2014'. Bristol does not have it easy being the smallest of the three remaining contenders, with stiff competition expected from Copenhagen & Frankfurt.

The award comes with no cash prize, but it has been predicted that winning the award could see the city on the top spot benefit from a increase of potential employment in various environmental & green industry job roles.

Now anyone who knows Bristol, will also know that they currently do have a few issues with traffic congestion, public transport etc - but the award is not just about the here and now - it is also about the future, and what the contenders are planning to do to become green. With this taken into account, Bristol actually took the top spot in the first scored round of judging for air quality, noise pollution and climate change.

As well as Bristol being the home for institutions such as Sustrans, The Soil Association, ethical bank Triodos and the Environment Agency, it is also the UK's first and currently only official 'Cycling City'. This means that investment in cycling in and around Bristol is good and will be maintained and that has to be a good thing! (more info here)

Good luck to Bristol in its bid.