Here we highlight local efforts that trigger action that contributes to the mission: climate-neutral cities by 2030 - with a good life for all within the limits of the planet. We pass it on to accelerate the local transition journey in all cities and communities.
In Malmö, emissions from residents' consumption are to be halved by 2030. More Malmö residents need to help achieve this by reducing their own emissions in everyday life. To get the message out and engage more residents, the City of Malmö is investing...
In Gothenburg, the Framtiden Group has developed a mobility strategy that aims to make it easier for its tenants not to travel by (own) car - both by offering sustainable alternatives and through the availability and pricing of parking.
Lund is home to the world's largest low-temperature, fossil-free district heating network. The MAX IV laboratory and the ESS research facility heat the city using residual heat. The aim is for other parts of Lund to also receive low-temperature heat in the networks in the future. Then Lund can grow...
In Klockardalsparken, Skellefteå municipality has worked on five different nature-based solutions to improve health and well-being in the city. The park now acts as a brake for rainwater flows and part of the area, which is now a wetland meadow, also strengthens the...
Business Region Göteborg, the City of Gothenburg and Nordstan Business Center have jointly developed Sweden's first mobility hotel, where six different actors collaborate to increase the share of green and emission-free transport in the inner city.
Through simple technical solutions and behavioral changes, the energy peaks in the commercial kitchens in Uppsala are drastically reduced. The result is both lower overall energy demand and reduced energy costs.
In Gothenburg, the municipality works with local property owners through mobility agreements. The agreements allow owners to build fewer parking spaces if they offer residents other ways to travel, such as access to carpools, public transport passes and cargo bikes.
Circular malls and reuse shops are places, physical or digital, that highlight different circular concepts such as second hand, vintage, remake, repair, rental services, refurbished technology and waste- and resource-smart products.
In Umeå, the business community and the municipality have long worked together to reduce climate emissions and achieve climate goals. It started with a cooperation on food and agriculture issues, and since 2021, 56 companies from all possible sectors are involved in the Umeå Climate Roadmap.
Imagine a construction site that is almost silent, with no smell of exhaust fumes. A utopia? Well, no. Right now, a new preschool, Ottfjället, is being built in the municipality of Östersund, and they are doing it without fossil fuel emissions.
For the past two years, small and medium-sized enterprises in the municipality of Linköping have been able to apply for test bed checks. The aim is to speed up the climate transition by giving companies space to test innovative ideas in reality together with municipal companies. And the positive results...
The municipality of Nacka is experiencing urban development, with the construction of new housing and the exploitation of unspoiled land. New construction involves the exploitation of land with high natural values. To ensure that protected species in the swamp forest are not adversely affected, Nacka is taking several protective measures that...
There are only benefits to becoming an energy-smart company; for the economy, for the working environment and not least through reduced negative climate impact and emissions. In Eskilstuna municipality through the Energy Evolution Center, the energy-smart solutions are tailored to the needs of the companies to become...
Within Viable Cities, a growing number of cities are mobilizing to address the climate crisis. They do so together with a wide range of stakeholders - businesses, researchers, civil servants, experts, citizens and politicians.
The efforts required to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5 degrees will also bring significant added value for everyone. For example, they give us a better quality of life through cleaner air, greener cities and better health.
To create these sustainable and pleasant communities for all, we need to work at many levels, from the neighborhood, through the local community, to the whole country, Europe and the planet. And, we need to work in a common direction, creating a portfolio of efforts and activities that pull in the same direction. Different initiatives need to be interlinked and contribute to our long-term ability to change faster together.
Everything we do is aimed at the mission, Climate Neutral Cities 2030, with a good life for all, within the limits of the planet.
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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