Bristol has been crowned the Green Capital of Europe for 2015 at a ceremony in Nantes. In the previous year Bristol was runner up but this year beat cities such as Brussels in Belgium, Glasgow in Scotland and Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia to win the award.
The title rewards cities which consistently achieve high environmental standards and that are committed to further improvement and sustainability.
Other cities that have previously won have said that it has made a real difference to their percetion and have helped ensure that they are really good places to live in.