A regional Climate City Contract - what is it? In 2022, Viable Cities explored this together with the county administrative boards and regions in Västerbotten and Norrbotten.
Climate change requires commitment and knowledge at all levels of society. Many organizations have produced materials that can help accelerate the transition in different ways and with different themes. Here you can browse reports and publications, other knowledge banks, courses, videos, good examples and much more that contribute to the transition to climate-neutral and sustainable cities with a good life for all within the limits of the planet.
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A regional Climate City Contract - what is it? In 2022, Viable Cities explored this together with the county administrative boards and regions in Västerbotten and Norrbotten.
Climate-neutral Borlänge 2030 brings together the actors who want to drive the transition and work actively to achieve a sustainable and climate-neutral Borlänge. Together we can find new smart ways to reach the goal.
Gävle municipality was the first in Sweden to procure a service for a rental bike system with both electric scooters and electric bikes.
Viable Cities Report 2021:11 The climate transition in the 2020s means that the fossil economy will become increasingly unprofitable and the renewable economy increasingly profitable, passing one economic tipping point after another. Climate investment plans represent a...
How to create conditions for sustainable and attractive transport in the city? And how can the city develop when exhaust gases and noise disappear? In Gothenburg, 15 players from industry, research and society are working together to develop, test and demonstrate new solutions....
One way to work with climate change and adaptation using open and shared data is through digital twins, which is what Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Karlskrona, Stockholm and Nacka are doing. RISE leads the national hub for digital twins in civil engineering.
Together it is possible to create sustainable development. How do YOU want to contribute?
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.
Gothenburg's digital twin has been used to test how to storm-proof the city. The goal is to develop an interactive tool to ensure compliance with rainfall requirements in urban planning processes, where different actors will be able to cross-test measures to make good decisions...
Around the world, many actors are mobilizing to create sustainable places, visits and events. Several of the cities in the Climate Neutral Cities 2030 initiative explore how events can be engines for the transition to climate neutrality. Welcome to Climate Breakfast #34.
Gävle Climate Agreement is a collection of forces where local companies, associations, universities and public organizations collaborate in climate-driven business and business development.
The transport cluster in Eskilstuna was awarded the municipal environmental prize 2023 for its efforts in climate change. The cluster consists of five haulage companies and Eskilstuna Strängnäs Energi & Miljö. The purpose is to work together as a local industry on issues related to local growth and the transition.
The climate workshop is a curated process for creating new ways of talking to each other - companies and municipalities - about the journey towards a climate-neutral Umeå. The methodology has been developed together with RISE and now more companies are invited and the method is exported ...
Umeå was the only Swedish municipality to participate in the OECD Circular Economy Programme, which aims to minimize waste and maximize recycling and reuse of resources.
To describe the future, the Vision Journey methodology combines robust research on behavioral psychology with new findings on sustainable lifestyles and ancient knowledge on how to structure stories to engage audiences. The method consists of a number of processes based on...
Viable Cities Report 2023:01 This report deals with the climate transition, the role of cities and a new emerging model for leading, managing and implementing the transition faster than today, which is summarized as "governance". It has been prepared on behalf of Vinnova. It...
Viable Cities Report 2021:1 Organized in November 2020, the roundtable on "Sharing Cities - Shaping Tomorrow" focused on sharing insights and ideas on the future of sharing in our cities and communities. The roundtable gathered over 40 people from around...
STUNS - The Foundation for Collaboration between Universities in Uppsala, business and Society is a collaboration platform based on Uppsala County's regional development strategy and the Agenda 2030 strategy.
Örebro's new residential area Tamarinden in Sörbyängen is planned to be a sustainable and smart neighborhood where we create conditions for people to meet and where the houses share energy.
Reuse and other circular solutions will increase in new and renovated buildings in Gothenburg. This is the aim of a handshake between nearly 40 of the city's private and public property owners. They now want to create a market for reused materials.
Gothenburg Green City Zone is a zone in Gothenburg where the transportation system of the future is developed and tested. The goal is a completely new emission-free transportation system in terms of new technology in both vehicles and infrastructure.
RISE gathered a number of different municipalities, construction companies and other need owners to develop the land allocation process through a new common standard for strategic requirements. The project's goal is to facilitate a more sustainable building and construction sector, reduce matching losses and strengthen the clarity of...
Within the Climate Leader municipalities for public procurement initiative, Fossil Free Sweden has worked together with Helsingborg, Umeå, Uppsala, Växjö, Örebro and Östersund to identify the challenges of introducing climate requirements in public procurement.
The Domsjö industrial area in Örnsköldsvik has a long history of industrial production with wood as the main raw material. The actors have a well-developed cooperation and exchanges take place in the form of energy, materials and knowledge.
In Skellefteå, the tourism industry plays an important role in the attractiveness of the place by offering sustainable experiences for both residents and visitors. Here, sustainability and development go hand in hand.
In Gothenburg, all the city's construction departments and companies have joined forces to develop common procurement requirements to accelerate the construction sector's transition to zero-emission construction sites.
Do you as a company or association want to make a contribution to the climate in Helsingborg? The goal is to make commitments that suit your business, are feasible and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. A signature shows that your company wants to be an active part of...
The climate municipalities have made a good collection of how some of their members have chosen to organize their continuous cooperation municipality -business, where several are also members of Viable Cities.
LFM30 is a local initiative in Malmö to create a geographical playing field to accelerate the climate transition of the construction sector and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
In Gävle, the development of the Näringen district is ongoing. This involves major investments in innovation and technology development and a particular focus on finding new solutions for mobility, climate adaptation, reduced climate impact and social sustainability.
Viable Cities Report 2021:10 Digitalization is an enabler for cities to become climate neutral. However, few policy documents and initiatives make this potential clear, and cities are now asking for support in using digitalization where it is most useful to...
The Swedish Energy Agency provides support to municipalities that want to provide energy and climate advice to companies and other stakeholders. Some examples are Eskilstuna, which uses the Energitrappan concept, and Helsingborg.
Karlstad, Klimatkommunerna and the Swedish Taxi Association are collaborating on Tjänsteskjuts, an alternative to the number of official vehicles owned or leased by the municipality. The new solution can both save money and have environmental benefits, reducing traffic, pollution, noise and parking in the city, as well as...
In Umeå, efforts are being made to attract workers through Gateway Umeå based on lifestyle aspects and sustainability, among other things.
During this breakfast, we will discuss just transition. How do we create an economy that is as fair and inclusive as possible, that creates decent job opportunities and leaves no one behind?
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...
Gothenburg is actively working on skills supply linked to climate change, including in the battery and automotive industries. Together with regional actors, they have also created the MoveToGothenburg platform to attract labor.
A learning and activation material specifically designed for those who lead, coordinate or promote sustainable development in a municipality, school or company. It consists of four films, a set of questions and tips. The aim is to promote dialog and facilitate action in the...
In the Climate Municipalities' knowledge bank you will find, among other things, the 13 tasks that they have developed to support municipal politicians and officials who have a driving role in the local climate transition. 13 of the member municipalities are also involved in Viable Cities' Climate Neutral...
The transition to become climate neutral 2030 requires that cities work in new ways. In this climate breakfast we explore how the cities of Valencia and Stockholm have handled this challenge in terms of leadership, organization and capacity building.
Helsingborg wants to challenge traditional management of municipal goods distribution and test new ways of managing deliveries using digitized delivery data and smarter ordering processes. Therefore, they developed a digital platform for transparent transportation.
Viable Cities Report 2023:02 In 2022, Viable Cities has been responsible for a government commission "Support for innovation work in sustainable urban and community development in Norrbotten and Västerbotten". In the assignment, six municipalities (Kiruna, Gällivare, Boden, Luleå, Skellefteå and Umeå) were identified and ...
Is your lifestyle on the side of the environment or against it? As a result of this quick test, you will receive tailor-made tips to help you save time and money and improve your quality of life. And nature thanks you!
At business and growth in Linköping, a special position has been created: Business developer, sustainable growth. The work is based, among other things, on the Business Program, where one of the focus areas is Sustainable and resource efficient, with a strong focus on circular economy and transition.
Sting Bioeconomy will help develop innovations in the area of forest-based bioeconomy and increase the number of fast-growing companies in the area. The initiative is a collaboration between Paper Province, Region Värmland, Karlstad Municipality and Sting.
Viable Cities Info 2018:1 This document has been produced as a basis for Vinnova's assignment from the government to conduct a survey and analysis of how well artificial intelligence and machine learning are used in Swedish industry and society.
Gävle, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Lund, Malmö, Stockholm and Umeå. These are the Swedish municipalities that are part of the EU's mission for climate-neutral cities by 2030. What does this mean for the cities that joined? And how can it contribute to the climate transition in...
Storytelling has become a popular tool for sustainability transformations, leading to a rise in self-identified storytellers. As it is fast-spreading and has explicit change purposes, it is important to clarify assumptions about knowledge, power and change. This article analyzes how...
Östersund developed competence in circular economy through actions organized by the Swedish-Norwegian interreg project SMICE (Co-creating Mid-Nordic Innovation Arena for Circular Economy).
