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.
What is Viable Cities all about? Here we offer a brief overview of what we do and why your contribution is so important in helping us achieve our mission – climate-neutral cities by 2030.
Most of the trips we take are short and routine. To work. To school. To the gym. When more people walk, bike, or take public transportation, everyone benefits: individuals, employers, society—and the planet. Green travel plans are a way to make everyday travel more sustainable. Here’s everything you need to know to get started.
How is climate transition progressing in the 2030 cities? In their status reports, you can read about how the 48 cities are working together to transition to climate-neutral and sustainable cities.
Most of the trips we take are short and routine. To work. To school. To the gym. When more people walk, bike, or take public transportation, everyone in society benefits: people, employers, society—and the planet. Green travel plans are an approach that makes it easier for more people to travel sustainably in their daily lives. Today, we’re launching a comprehensive resource on our website that makes it easy to get started.
The EU is currently working on designing its next Framework Program for Research and Innovation, FP10, which will run from 2028 to 2034. IQ Samhällsbyggnad and Viable Cities, together with other Swedish strategic innovation programs and stakeholders in the urban development sector, are now calling on the government to advocate for a European initiative focused on sustainable urban development and urban transition. The EU is currently working on shaping its next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, FP10, which will run from 2028 to 2034.
The climate transition in cities is underway all over the world. Viable Cities’ international engagement is focused both on bringing insights back to Sweden and on sharing our own. In the near future, we will participate in the Driving Urban Transitions conference in Brussels, the sustainability conference in Hamburg, and the Innovate4Cities conference, which is being held in Africa—specifically in Kenya—for the first time.
Cities are taking decisive steps to accelerate the climate transition. As national and international climate policies falter, are dismantled, or are directly opposed, cities around the world—in Europe and Sweden—are stepping up. Olga Kordas, program director at Viable Cities, describes this trend in an interview with Dagens Industri and notes that it is in our local communities where hope for the future lives on.
Skellefteå
Örnsköldsvik
Sundsvall
Östersund
Sandviken
Borlänge
Avesta
Arvika
Enköping
Trollhättan
Karlstad
Kristinehamn
Eskilstuna
Örebro
Uppsala
Järfälla
Värmdö
Stockholm
Mariestad
Härryda
Linköping
Mjölby
Ulricehamn
Gothenburg
Falköping
Alvesta
Gotland
Falkenberg
Mörbylånga
Karlskrona
Helsingborg
Höganäs
Kristianstad
Tomelilla
Landskrona
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.
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!
Viable Cities is a strategic innovation program with a mission to achieve climate-neutral cities by 2030, offering a good life for everyone within the planet's limits. In the Climate-Neutral Cities 2030 initiative—and with the Climate City Contract tool—the program is collaborating with 48 cities and six government agencies accelerate climate change mitigation. Viable Cities' mission-driven work is carried out in close collaboration with the European mobilization around "Mission Climate Neutral and Smart Cities 2030." Viable Cities is a strategic innovation program supported by a joint initiative of Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency, and Formas. The program is coordinated by KTH.
Viable Cities is a strategic innovation program with the mission of achieving climate-neutral cities by 2030, ensuring a good quality of life for all within the planet’s limits. The program is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, Vinnova and Formas and coordinated by KTH.
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