The Government has appointed Viable Cities Program Director Olga Kordas as a member of the Swedish International Climate Inquiry. The purpose of the inquiry is to strengthen and develop Sweden's international climate work based on the Paris Agreement.
The inquiry, led by Helen Ågren, brings together 17 experts from across the country and is due to report its work in December 2026. Other members include Ministerial Adviser and Chief Negotiator Mattias Frumerie, Marie Trogstam of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Paul Westin of the Swedish Energy Agency.
- I am honored by the award and that the lessons learned from Viable Cities international mobilization are recognized, says Olga Kordas, who is also a senior lecturer in sustainable urban development at KTH.
The report includes, among other things, proposals for measures to strengthen Swedish efforts to drive climate work in other countries where the potential to reduce emissions is greatest.
- Global warming has no borders, so within Viable Cities we are already working internationally on the climate transition of cities, both by telling about what we do in Sweden and by taking home lessons from other countries," says Olga Kordas.
- Many of the other organizations represented on the Committee are already our partners in international work.
The inquiry will help to strengthen and develop Sweden's international climate work, based on the 1.5-degree target in the Paris Agreement, but also on the Government's climate action plan, the aid reform agenda and the foreign trade strategy. In addition, the inquiry will support the Government Offices in the implementation of Swedish international climate policy.
