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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,
On January 20, Viable Cities, UN-Habitat, and Sweden will announce the finalists of the Climate Smart Cities Challenge. This marks the start of a global journey toward demonstrating systems for climate-neutral
The City of Uppsala has explored how to develop a roadmap with concrete proposals for action based on the goal of climate neutrality. Martin Wetterstedt, climate policy researcher at Uppsala University
Climate City Contract is revised annually and is refined and strengthened year after year to accelerate the transition to climate-neutral, sustainable cities. The first version was signed
Twenty-three cities and five government agencies now government agencies with Climate City Contract as a tool to achieve their mission: climate-neutral and sustainable cities by 2030. Under
Since October, 23 cities have been participating in the Climate-Neutral Cities 2030 initiative to work together to accelerate the climate transition. The nine cities that have been involved since
For two years, Viable Cities has supported Nordic cooperation among small and medium-sized cities through the Nordic Transition Partnership project to accelerate climate action with a
To find solutions to the enormous societal challenges posed by global warming, we must work in new ways—not only within municipal operations but also across sectors
Viable Cities and its partners have now launched the Climate Smart Cities Challenge at the Swedish Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. The global competition aims to –
On Thursday, October 28, top political leaders from all cities gathered for the launch of Phase 2 of the Climate-Neutral Cities 2030 initiative. This
The European Commission has now opened registration for cities interested in participating in the "100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030" initiative. The initiative itself
23 Swedish cities—which together account for 40% of Sweden’s population—are now collaborating to accelerate the transition to climate-neutral and sustainable cities.
Climate investment plans are intended to mobilize transition capital—from both municipalities and other stakeholders—to make cities climate-neutral by 2030. Viable Cities has launched four development projects that
As part of its work on Climate City Contract , Viable Cities has identified four areas that are strategically important for the climate transition in cities. Last spring, Ramboll was commissioned to
Last spring, Viable Cities commissioned Anthesis to develop a strategy for engaging citizens and civil society as co-creators of the city’s future.
The Swedish Climate City Contract will serve as inspiration for the design of the EU’s Climate City Contract. This has become clear now that Viable Cities is set to become one of the partners in
During the work on Climate City Contract , several strategic areas for development have been identified—areas that need to be strengthened in order to accelerate the climate transition. One of these is citizen engagement.
It is now clear which 23 cities are joining forces with Viable Cities and four government agencies for climate-neutral and sustainable cities.
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