As representatives from around the world finish up the global climate talks in France, here’s here’s a video from Fusion about three towns that are already working to reduce their carbon emissions.

It looks at Burlington, Vermont; Dardesheim, Germany; and Dharnai, India.

Burlington, for example, is entirely powered by renewable energy.

“I think a lot of people don’t understand how many success stories there are with the environment,” said Miro Weinberger, the mayor of Burlington. “We are making progress on this issue of climate change, and there’s every reason to be optimistic about our future and I think that optimism can fuel progress.”

Check out the video to see how each place is trying to lower its carbon emissions.

Dan MacLeod is the executive editor of the Bangor Daily News. He's an Orland native who now lives in Unity. He's been a journalist since 2008, and previously worked for the New York Post and the Brooklyn...

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