Together for climate-neutral cities

Viable Cities is a strategic innovation program working towards the mission of Climate Neutral Cities 2030 with a good life for all within the boundaries of the planet.

Spy and apply for the transition

Within Spy and apply we highlight local actions that trigger action contributing to the mission: climate neutral cities by 2030 - with a good life for all within the planetary boundaries. Spy and apply to accelerate the local transition journey in all cities and communities.

Five films on mobilizing locally for the climate

What are transition teams and transition arenas, and how can they accelerate the climate transition in cities? You can now learn more about this on our website. A series of videos will give you insights into how mobilization can be organized and strengthened at the local level.

The situation in cities leading the way

What is the status of the climate transition in Gävle? In their progress report, you can read about how they are mobilizing for a climate neutral city, now together with their twin city Sandviken. On our blog, you can dive into 23 progress reports from cities in the Climate Neutral Cities 2030 initiative.

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Mattias Goldman and Yasemin Arhan Modéer who run the podcast Climate for Dummies together with Jon Andersson and Markus Paulsson who visited the podcast from Lund Municipality.
16 April 2025

On our blog, process leader Madeleine Wahlund and the team in Lund tell us about three packed days where finance experts, city process leaders and finance departments, academia and government agencies put their heads together to find new ways to collaborate, think and invest to integrate finance into the transition.

A joint European Declaration to scale up Cities Mission
31 March 2025

Nearly 60 European cities and platforms have expressed their support for a joint declaration to further accelerate cities' climate transition. The document has now been handed over to the European Commission and will be used as a lever in further joint efforts towards climate-neutral cities. 

Spy and apply: Malmö highlights unwitting climate heroes
19 March 2025

In Malmö, emissions from citizens' consumption are to be halved by 2030. To achieve this, more people need to reduce their everyday emissions. To get the message across, the city is investing in a fun communication campaign with concrete tips for a climate-smart everyday life.

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48 Swedish cities

48 Swedish cities are working together in Viable Cities' Climate Neutral Cities 2030 initiative. The map here gives a quick overview of all the cities and at each map pin you will find a link to the city's page, where you can read more about their work, current events and spy and apply their good examples.

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Current calls for proposals

Calls for proposals are tools that research funders use to distribute their funds among stakeholders. Here you can see some current calls, but you can also explore more!

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What are Viable Cities?

Viable Cities is a strategic innovation program with the mission Climate Neutral Cities 2030 with a good life for all within the planetary boundaries. In the Climate Neutral Cities 2030 initiative - and with the tool Climate City Contract 2030 - the program is working with 48 cities and six government agencies to accelerate the climate transition. The mission-driven work of Viable Cities is closely aligned with the European mobilization around "Mission Climate Neutral and Smart Cities 2030". Viable Cities is a strategic innovation program in a joint initiative by Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas. The program is coordinated by KTH and runs until 2030.