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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SEI has developed a digital tool, the Consumption Compass, which can be used by Sweden's municipalities to illustrate, analyze and reduce emissions from their consumption down to postcode level. The tool has been developed in close collaboration with Kalmar and Umeå municipalities and the company InsightOne.
During Transition Lab Forum 8, we shared experiences from Skellefteå as part of the transition in northern Sweden, and explored some key issues in the transition process and Climate City Contract 2030 - multi-level governance, sustainable construction, business strategies for sustainability and citizen engagement.....
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.
As a representative of a company, an organization or an association, you can fill out a climate commitment, which shows that your business will contribute to achieving the goal of a climate-positive Eskilstuna in 2045. Together we can make a climate revolution*!
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...
The Gothenburg platform for climate-neutral construction gathers the entire value chain around ten concrete commitments, which are based on the five key factors in the roadmap for a fossil-free building and construction sector.
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...
In the industrial and social symbiosis network in Sotenäs, materials, energy and knowledge are exchanged between several different actors based on the sea. The work is an important part of the municipality's work and brand.
SLU is innovating environmental communication by integrating an advanced and inclusive understanding of environmental communication into research, policy and practice so that it can effectively underpin and promote the transformation to a more sustainable society.
Together it is possible to create sustainable development. How do YOU want to contribute?
The tourism work in Gävle focuses on transport, waste and purchasing and uses a special event planning tool.
Climate transition investments can create both business opportunities and a more sustainable city. Research shows that climate investments can generate significant benefits, both direct economic gains and added value such as jobs, cleaner air and better health. During the fourth Climate Breakfast this fall, we heard...
Viable Cities collaborates with The national data workshop for regional and municipal data sharing is the largest initiative so far in Sweden to support and drive the work of making available and using open and shared data from the regional and municipal sector.
Viable Cities Rapport 2023:01 This report has been commissioned by Vinnova within the framework of the Viable Cities program. The report, firstly, aims to provide a policy-relevant overview of two new elements for sustainable urban development: new forms of governance and...
Just west of Linköping's inner city is the new Vallastaden district. The vision has been to create a varied living environment with people in focus. Over the years, a knowledge base has been built up to support the many visitors.
In Umeå, efforts are being made to attract workers through Gateway Umeå based on lifestyle aspects and sustainability, among other things.
Gothenburg is working to create climate-smart events and is at the forefront of sustainable destinations according to the Global Destination Sustainability Movement. When Coldplay played at Ullevi in June 2023, they took the opportunity to test new technology to map transportation and...
On March 6, 2024, we opened a call that gives several Swedish cities the opportunity to increase the pace of transition and lead the way for others in Climate Neutral Cities 2030 3.0. During this Climate Breakfast, we talked about the international aspect of Climate Neutral Cities 2030...
Welcome to an inspiring, undemanding Climate Breakfast, always with themes that are important in the transition to climate-neutral cities. This time it is about the financial transition that we need for the climate transition. Fedra Vanhuyse, Stockholm Environmental Institute, and Björn...
Several Swedish cities are working on the transition to climate-neutral cities by 2030 within the framework of Viable Cities. During Climate Breakfast 2, Umeå, Uppsala and Malmö share their experiences from the work of visualizing the climate transition based on some development projects where different tools...
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.
In 2019, Viable Cities and Vinnova conducted an inventory of 15 municipal projects on the need for support for innovation management, to work long-term and systematically with innovation. It showed that many are actively working on the issue but that more support is needed. As a...
In Kristianstad, Krinova is a partner in the effort to become a climate-neutral city, including a focus on food.
A new research study has identified the four lifestyle choices that are most effective in reducing a person's carbon footprint: eating a plant-based diet, avoiding air travel, living without a car and having fewer children.
Many of the emissions we need to address come from construction, including the materials used, such as concrete. But it is possible to use other materials, the forest provides a material that is both...
Twice a year, Karlstad holds its Second Hand round, when several shops selling second hand and antiques are open for visitors to discover the city's wide and exciting range.
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...
Many cities across Europe and elsewhere are exploring new ways of bringing together diverse actors and stakeholders, and enabling collective action across all sectors of society. In this document, NetZeroCities outline one crucial part of doing this, namely setting up....
In May 2023, Borlänge held a successful business day focusing on the climate transition, with more than 150 businesses participating.
this guide supports policy workers in (European) cities who want to design a transformative and participatory process for realising just and climate-neutral cities. Based on a three-year research project with six European cities (TOMORROW), this guide has been developed to...
During the afternoon of November 6, we further developed Climate City Contract 2030 as part of the process underway in the nine cities of the Climate Neutral Cities initiative. We explored how digital tools can help us to make better and more transparent decisions,...
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.
The purpose of the evaluation was to demonstrate results and early effects to inform the authorities' decisions on continued funding, and to support the authorities and the program office to learn and develop the program in the best possible way.
Myran is Enköping's largest urban development project and a catalyst for Enköping's climate transition. The area, which is close to communications, will be developed into a modern meeting place for trade, business and housing.
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has an extensive knowledge bank for learning with different themes and target groups. One of them is the LHU guide, which contains tools and inspiration for developing work on sustainable development throughout the school organization.
During the Transition Lab Forum 9, a number of key actors working in different ways on the issue of climate-smart mobility met. Among other things, it was about mobile hubs and shared mobility; quite simply: How do we manage our everyday trips without a car? We also got to...
Reducing emissions from transport is crucial to meeting environmental targets. Everyone can help and contribute to this. In this guide from the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, you can get advice on how to help your municipality or region...
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.
Kalmar has developed a checklist for sustainable events that includes both ecological and social aspects.
We face a major challenge together, to reduce our emissions to create a better climate and a better environment for all of us. In Karlstad Municipality, we do it together, with all the ability and power to contribute, so that...
For the climate transition to work, citizens need to be involved, not just on an occasional basis and on a specific issue, but always and for everything. How can this be done? During our first climate breakfast, Edward Andersson from Democratic...
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.
We all need to change our habits and the way we consume in order to reach climate targets. There is a lot you can do today to reduce your climate impact.
To transition to climate-neutral and sustainable cities, we need to communicate with citizens, business and many other stakeholders. Communicators are often located both centrally in municipalities and out in administrations and municipal companies. To create more power in...
Viable Cities Report 2021:9 This report presents a proposed strategy for citizen engagement for the transition to climate-neutral cities. The strategy is intended for municipalities and actors at the national level, but also includes other actors. The proposal has been developed by Anthesis...
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.
Norra Djurgårdsstaden in Stockholm is one of the city's designated sustainability profile areas. A total of at least 12,000 new homes and 35,000 new jobs are planned.
