Congratulation!! Yes! We beat Paris in the second place! This award based on vote from the people who love they city. So, I guess people in here really love this city :)
Balikpapan won the We Love Cities Award is based on all the love expressed from people like you. - We Love Cities Facebook Page
As part of the Earth Hour City Challenge, the city of Balikpapan, Indonesia was recognized as the Most Loveavle City for 2015! Balikpapan was one of the 47 green city finalist selected throught the social media platform We Love Cities. More than 200,000 people who truly love theri cities and want to see them become more sustainable voted in contest.The We Love Cities campaign engaged citizens around the world to express their love through votes, tweets, Instagram pictures and by submitting suggestions on how their cities can be more sustainable. These improvement suggestions will be shared with the participating cities. - WWF
Finalists Earth Hour City Challenge 2015:
Brazil : Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo
Canada : Edmonton, North Vancouver, Vancouver
Colombia : Bucaramanga, Monteria, Santiago de Cali
Finland : Espoo, Lahti, Tampere
France : Besançon, Nantes, Paris
India : Pune, Rajkot, Thane
Indonesia : Balikpapan, Jakarta, Semarang
Malaysia : Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam
Mexico : Puebla, Hermosillo, Toluca
Singapore : Singapore
South Africa : Johannesburg, Nelson Mandela Bay, Tshwane
South Korea : Changwon, Seoul, Wonju
Spain : A Coruña, Córdoba
Sweden : Eskilstuna, Gothenburg, Västerås
Thailand : Hatyai, Khon Kaen, Mapammarit
United States : Cleveland, Evanston, Seattle
Once again, Congratulation!!
speak soon,
Ninu