November 20, 2025
Borås aims to be fossil fuel independent by 2030. This goal entails reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent from 1990 levels by 2030. Borås City cannot implement the transition on its own, but the municipality has overall responsibility for social planning and municipal services, which are key elements in the transition to a climate-neutral and socially sustainable society.
One focus for Borås City is to review and further develop its environmental and climate strategy work with the aim of implementing a fair, inclusive, and effective transition. At the same time, the various departments are working to achieve the goals – both independently and in collaboration with others. In this short report, we provide an overview of our work and give you, the reader, an insight into some of the projects that are currently underway.
In the city's latest update, they talk about the work, the transition arena, the project portfolio and much more.
Frida Waller Jäverfelt, process manager for Climate Neutral Borås 2030, frida.waller.javerfelt@boras.se
Climate Council. Many municipalities and civil society organizations contact us in Borås to ask about our work with the Climate Parliament's climate council. Read more about Borås, Sollefteå, and Malmö's collaboration with the Climate Parliament and access the digital methodology book via the link above.
Borås highlights three initiatives that they believe could be of particular interest to other municipalities to spy and apply. Contact the process leader to spy and apply.
Climate City Contract 2030 is a collective effort to achieve the climate transition that we need to implement in a short time to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees. It is an agreement between municipalities, government agencies and Viable Cities where all parties undertake to make a concrete contribution to increasing the pace of climate change.
To achieve deep change, we need to move from fragmented projects to an ecosystem of efforts that all pull in the same direction. Cities are doing this together with Viable Cities, funders government agencies and other partners, in different constellations and with different objectives. It is about moving beyond dealing with symptoms and instead focusing on underlying problems in our social structure. Here you will find the initiatives and studies within the city that have been granted funding under Viable Cities.
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