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Copenhagen is recognised as one of the most environmentally friendly cities in the world.<ref>{{cite web |date=27 April 2011 |title=10 World's Greenest Cities |url=http://green-buzz.net/environment/10-worlds-greenest-cities/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124023456/http://green-buzz.net/environment/10-worlds-greenest-cities/ |archive-date=24 November 2012 |access-date=29 November 2012}}</ref> As a result of its commitment to high environmental standards, Copenhagen has been praised for its [[green economy]], ranked as the top green city for the second time in the 2014 ''Global Green Economy Index (GGEI)''.<ref name="ggei">{{cite web |date=19 October 2014 |title=2014 Global Green Economy Index |url=http://dualcitizeninc.com/GGEI-Report2014.pdf |access-date=19 October 2014 |publisher=Dual Citizen LLC |archive-date=28 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028201432/http://dualcitizeninc.com/GGEI-Report2014.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=12 September 2012 |title=New green city survey ranks Copenhagen No. 1 |url=http://www.meetincopenhagen.com/news-and-events/business-news/new-green-city-survey-ranks-copenhagen-no-1 |access-date=17 November 2013 |publisher=MeetinCopenhagen |archive-date=2 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224129/http://www.meetincopenhagen.com/news-and-events/business-news/new-green-city-survey-ranks-copenhagen-no-1 }}</ref> In 2001 a large offshore [[wind farm]] was built just off the coast of Copenhagen at [[Middelgrunden wind farm|Middelgrunden]]. It produces about 4% of the city's energy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Environmental Capital of Europe |url=http://www.cece.dk/EE0911AA-D9A1-49E8-9CA2-332E37BBA568 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706184255/http://www.cece.dk/EE0911AA-D9A1-49E8-9CA2-332E37BBA568 |archive-date=6 July 2007 |access-date=5 January 2009 |publisher=Copenhagen, Environmental Capital of Europe}}</ref> Years of substantial investment in [[sewage treatment]] have improved [[water quality]] in the harbour to an extent that the inner[[Inner harbourHarbour, Copenhagen|Inner Harbour]] can be used for swimming with facilities at a number of locations.<ref>{{cite web |title=Copenhagen: From sewer to harbour bath |url=http://www.dac.dk/en/dac-cities/sustainable-cities/all-cases/water/copenhagen-from-sewer-to-harbour-bath/?bbredirect=true |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224537/http://www.dac.dk/en/dac-cities/sustainable-cities/all-cases/water/copenhagen-from-sewer-to-harbour-bath/?bbredirect=true |archive-date=2 December 2013 |access-date=27 November 2013 |publisher=DAC & Cities}}</ref>