Editie 2023

Groen beschuitje - Generatie2040 Wageningen

Maternity party walk-in happy parents, happy kids

On Sunday afternoon, March 5, the town hall was full of pushchairs. Never before have so many babies been present at the same time. The conference room was transformed into a changing room that day and was well used. Slingers gave the City Hall a happy atmosphere. Around 200 parents with children and babies ate green biscuits together, took a nice family photo. Brothers and sisters enjoyed watching Theater Popsop's puppet show. Fortunately, they didn't all come at the same time...
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The walk-in maternity visit caused a pleasant bustle in the afternoon. Generation 2040 was plentiful and parents were happy with the maternity gift, the generation 2040 flag with their child's first name. In 18 years, this generation will live in a climate-neutral Wageningen in 2040. To get there, we still need to take a lot of sustainability steps together. So the question to the parents was: what can you do to contribute to this?

Fortunately, we still have the photos...

Guy, the photographer sent us the link to all the photos, but out of privacy, we can't give them to everyone. However, we can send the photos digitally per family. Guy took a lot of pictures from which you quickly chose the best one.

What do you have to do to get all the photos? Send an email to, include the photo you received from photographer Guy. We can search for your family's photo series and send all photos to you digitally.

Fortunately, we still have the photos...
‍Guy, the photographer sent us the link to all the pictures. Out of privacy we cannot give them to everyone. However, we can send the photos digitally by family. Guy took many photos from which you very quickly chose the best ones.

What do you have to do to get all the photos? Send an email to generatie@wageningen.nl, please include the photo (digital) of the picture you received from the photographer Guy. We can look up your family's photo series and send all the photos to you digitally.

Dear Liam,

We are very happy with your birth and wish you a wonderful life. If you are an adult in 2040, our city of Wageningen will be climate neutral. I get that you don't know that word yet.

That means we are doing everything we can to stop climate change. And that happy people and many different kinds of animals and plants can live on a healthy Earth. We want to keep the world livable for you, for your children and your grandchildren and everyone who is born afterwards.

Being an adult in a climate-neutral municipality, why?

There is no getting around it anymore; climate change is underway. And the whole world is affected by that. We also see the consequences of this in Wageningen. To stop this, it requires commitment from everyone. Generation 2040 will be the first to make their own adult choices in a climate-neutral municipality.

Want to know more about a climate-neutral Wageningen?
Watch on www.wageningenduurzaam.nl

Baby of 2022

Amira in 2040

Eating local, plant-based products is better for the environment than eating animals or food from faraway countries. Amira eats fewer animal products and enjoys fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts. That can be just as tasty and affordable. In 2040, as many Wageningen residents as possible, just like Amira, will eat sustainably.

Daan in 2040

Daan lives in a nice warm and energy-neutral apartment. This means that the energy that the house uses is made from renewable energy sources. Daan finds it strange that his parents used to spend so much money on energy bills. In 2040, as many Wageningen residents as possible, just like Daan, will live in an energy-neutral home.

Yara in 2040

Yara gets her driver's license in an electric car in 2040, preferring to ride a bike. And if possible, she mainly travels by public transport that does not pollute the air. Later, she wants to share an electric car with her neighbors. This saves a lot of parking spaces, so even more space for greenery.

Julia in 2040

In 2040, Julia will breathe clean air in Wageningen. Because we travel without CO2 emissions. Yara lives in a healthy, pleasant and green city. With many species of animals and plants. She loves walking around the city. Meet people in all Wageningen parks.

Baby of 2022

Ilyas in 2040

In 2040, Ilyas will be doing an internship at a Wageningen company that is completely sustainable and circular. The company generates all its electricity sustainably. And when purchasing products, it pays close attention to whether everything is made sustainably and/or can be reused. The company has no more waste and uses the raw materials over and over again.

Welcome dear

Liam

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