December 6, 2024
Gotland - a unique island with unique opportunities for mobilization and transition!
Sustainable development has long been a focus on Gotland, and in 2021 the regional development strategy was adopted in broad collaboration with local development actors. The vision is a creative island with space for all of life, and one of the overall goals to achieve this is for Gotland to be a role model in the energy and climate transition. Region Gotland, together with a strong consortium representing academia, business and civil society, is now working to gather forces, collaborate and conduct joint efforts to take the next step in the climate and energy transition and drive the development of sustainable and climate-neutral cities.
Gotland is Sweden's only island region, the smallest region and the only municipality in Sweden whose government is both municipal and regional in the same organization. This means that the organization has both the regional development responsibility, as well as the municipal implementation capacity.
Gotland's island location is unique to Sweden. Gotland has its own specific context in terms of history, geography, natural and cultural values, as well as in terms of public governance and the conditions for urban planning and development. Gotland is a rural region, with Visby as its only town, but there are close links through part-year residents, commuting and business establishments to the urban context of the metropolitan region. This means that the urban concept is challenged and developed in the Gotland context.
In the city's latest update, they talk about the work, the transition arena, the project portfolio and much more.
William Cöster, process manager for Climate Neutral Gotland 2030, william.coster@gotland.se
The city is currently working on collecting good examples of how they mobilize and work for the climate transition. They will be here soon!
Climate City Contract 2030 is an effort to manage 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, in which all parties undertake to make a concrete contribution to accelerating the climate transition. The letter of intent is a preparation for signing the contract next year.
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.
Gotland - a unique island with unique opportunities for mobilization and transition! Gotland is one of 48 municipalities in Sweden that are joining forces to tackle the climate crisis and mobilize for the next phase of climate-neutral and sustainable cities. This is at the same time...
Gävle is part of the NetZeroCities 112 Mission Cities, selected since 2022 to pioneer the EU Cities Mission.
