Copenhagen — too smug to learn?

<p><em>I originally wrote&nbsp;</em><a href="https://politikenbyrum.dk/Debat/art7410446/Er-selvfede-K%C3%B8benhavn-klar-til-at-l%C3%A6re-Det-tvivler-jeg-p%C3%A5" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><em>this article in Danish for Politiken Byrum</em></a><em>. Here&rsquo;s the English translation.</em></p> <p>Copenhagen is about to get a unique opportunity to learn from other global cities when it hosts the C40 Cities Conference. The question is whether a city as smug as Copenhagen is willing to exploit the opportunity. I doubt it.</p> <p><a href="https://www.c40.org/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">The C40 network</a>&nbsp;is bolstered by strong city brands with renowned mayors and is trying to act as a counterweight to national governments and their molasses-like politics, with an agenda strong on action. Cities are an absolute key in the fight against climate change but we&rsquo;re not exploiting their potential near enough. Copenhagen is in the C40 club, since the city&rsquo;s status quo is on a high level. Perhaps Lord Mayor Frank Jensen might even drag his bike out of the garage for the event. THAT would be epic.</p> <p><a href="https://colvilleandersen.medium.com/copenhagen-too-smug-to-learn-6869ebf16dc1"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>
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