As per Euronews.green, the Clean Cities Campaign, a group of over 80 organizations who militate for net-zero mobility ranked over 42 cities in Europe, as the report aims to see which urban settlements are the closest to decarbonization. The focus of the study was on shared transport and zero-emissions alternatives for getting around the city.

All of the included cities were picked because they are debating which is the best option for urban mobility within their own limits, but also because they have plenty of data available.

Lille was the smallest urban settlement to be included in the ranking, with a little over 195.000 dwellers, while London was the largest, with around 8.8 million people living there.

Many of the cities in Denmark, Sweden and Norway were among the best when it came to transport alternatives. Copenhagen was in fact the best urban area when it came to transport alternatives that dethroned the personal car, followed by Oslo, Paris and Amsterdam.

Edinburgh, Birmingham and Dublin were among the worst when it came to commuting with alternative transport solutions.

According to the experts who conducted the study, local leadership is one of the most important things when it comes to adopting eco-friendly transport solutions.

Barbara Stoll, director of the Clean Cities Campaign, added that "city leaders that show leadership and ambition are able to make wise and nimble investment decisions which can super-charge their efforts towards a zero-emissions urban future."

"It’s not primarily about having more money – cities that are not among the richest have far outperformed their peers through good regulatory frameworks and forward-looking planning", she added.

Oslo, Copenhagen and Amsterdam are three European urban settlements that are on track to achieving the goal of net-zero transport systems by 2030.