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We face complex societal challenges with declining trust and participation in democracy. To strengthen deliberative democracy in the Nordic region, a network - Nordic Deliberation - has been created. The aim of the network is to build resilient democracies and narrow the gap between...
Today, Aktuell hållbarhet released the list of Sweden's 100 most sustainable cities. Viable Cities climbs up the list. Program manager Olga Kordas is now in place 18 (last year 38) and our vice Chairman Anders Wijkman is in place 8 (18).
Just transition means greening the economy in a way that is as fair and inclusive as possible for all concerned, creating decent work opportunities and leaving no one behind. It means meeting climate targets by ensuring that the entire...
As of 8 April, cities across the EU and countries associated with Horizon Europe are invited to apply to join the EU Cities Missions program to exchange and accelerate the climate transition. The call is open to cities that...
Many higher education institutions are already actively contributing to climate transition of cities, but an acceleration is needed! This applies not least to working with students as agents of change as part of both education and research. Here the cities can contribute with relevant questions, recommendations and test environments .....
A ketchup effect that goes on a bit in secret. This is how one could describe what is currently happening in local energy landscapes around Sweden and the rest of Europe. Energy communities are here to stay and their potential is great. The question...
An inspiration, partner and best ally. Last week, CitiES2030, a Spanish sibling to Viable Cities, awarded Olga Kordas a formal prize for the work of Viable Cities as a pioneer and inspiration for building the national platform for Spanish cities....
"Today we are opening the third call for proposals within the Climate Neutral Cities 2030 initiative - this call is an important step in our continued mobilization of Swedish cities to become climate neutral and sustainable by 2030," says Olga Kordas, Programme Manager Viable Cities.
Several of the cities in the Climate Neutral Cities 2030 initiative are actively working with events and organizers, exploring how they can work together towards climate neutrality. During this Climate Breakfast, we explore how events can be engines for the transition to climate neutrality through...
Almost all cities involved in the Viable Cities program Climate Neutral Cities 2030 have a higher education institution. They provide highly relevant research and education at different levels. But in what other ways do they contribute to the climate transition and what would...
It is now clear which consortia will be granted funds within Impact Innovation: Net Zero Industry Programme, Water for Vital Environments, Metals&Minerals, SustainGov and Shift2Access. For Viable Cities, the initiative means that we now have many more colleagues in Sweden.
The door will soon open for more Swedish cities to mobilize for the mission of climate-neutral cities by 2030. In March, Viable Cities will open a new call to further accelerate the local transition journey and scale up the transition.
By combining behavioral research and fictional storytelling techniques, we are developing a model for engaging storytelling, the first version of which will be completed before the end of the year. At regular intervals Per writes about his reflections on storytelling as a tool, based on what is being done,...
Viable Cities was the first in the EU as a national node for the urban climate transition. For some time, we have had cousins in Spain, CitiES2030, and in Ukraine, UniCities. Now Romania is joining forces with the M100 node, initially with three...
Gävle, Helsingborg, Lund and Stockholm have today received EU funding to further accelerate the transition to climate-neutral cities as pilot cities. In the first round, Malmö, Umeå and Uppsala were awarded grants.
If you have experience in running externally funded projects in a municipality, you know how difficult it is to get an overview of other ongoing projects. An overview that would facilitate coordination, learning and scaling up. We government agencies who also sign the Viable...
The Hammarby Sjöstad district in Stockholm aims to halve its climate impact by 2030 through a citizen-driven process developed by Sharing Cities Sweden in Stockholm, in collaboration with local stakeholders. But what do the citizens of Sjöstad and...
The City of Malmö is aiming to become climate neutral by 2030 and here we identified opportunities to create large biogenic carbon sinks to offset the emissions that cannot be avoided. A shift to renewable building materials would have the greatest impact when the need for...
With seven years left to achieve the mission of climate-neutral cities by 2030, radical implementation is required. 23 Swedish pioneering cities are currently engaged in a wide range of activities that contribute to the transition in different ways. On European Viable Cities Day, on 8...
