COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Almost everywhere you look in Denmark, you see the results of sustainability efforts.
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Urban and rural communities cooperate in their sustainability efforts in Denmark.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter
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Solutions include precision farming with GPS, weeding robots and artificial intelligence.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter
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Journalists kicked off their shoes and went barefoot on the grass trials of DLF, a turf and grass company that is focusing on making grass more digestible for livestock feed to reduce C02 emissions.
Photo by Phyllis Coulter
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