Energy conservation - sustainable urban living

• Energy conservation schemes


  • Use renewable sources of energy
  • Avoid burning fossil fuels to create heat and energy
• Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, is the most energy efficient city in the world
• Reykjavik, Iceland


  • Uses geothermal and hydroelectric power
  • Has hydrogen-powered buses
• Vancouver, Canada aims to be the most efficient city by the 2020s
• Vancouver, Canada


  • Uses solar, wind and hydroelectric power to harness energy
  • Encourages bikes and car-sharing to reduce transport emissions
• Governments in Europe, particularly in Norway, subsidise Electric Vehicles like Teslas because they are better for the environment
• Making houses energy efficient

  • Better insulated
  • Installing solar panels
• Encouraging people to use public transport

  • Makes cities more sustainable