December 6, 2024
Kristinehamn balances region-wide issues and residents' choices.
Kristinehamn hooks arms with Karlstad.
Kristinehamn is located in eastern Värmland with a strategic location between Karlstad and Örebro and is therefore particularly important for regional development issues, such as transport, trade and industry. Like the pilot city Karlstad, the municipality has a water and nature-oriented location with large water areas, agricultural and forest land. From the city center, it is easy to reach the archipelago, where Vänern and the port are a hub for both logistics and boating.
The municipality has had a long industrial history in engineering and process industries. Today, Kongsberg and Nordic Paper Bäckhammar are two of the largest employers in the municipality, both focusing on sustainable product and
technology development.
Kristinehamn's focus includes promoting the transition to fossil-free and renewable energy and a more circular economy with resource-efficient consumption and production. Climate work also includes making it easier for residents, businesses, associations and visitors to the municipality to make environmentally friendly and climate-smart choices.
In the city's latest update, they talk about the work, the transition arena, the project portfolio and much more.
Frida Rönning, process manager for Climate Neutral Kristinehamn 2030, frida.ronning@kristinehamn.se
Lisa Berg, process manager for Climate Neutral Kristinehamn 2030, lisa.berg@kristinehamn.se
Petter Wikström, process manager for Climate Neutral Kristinehamn 2030, petter.wikstrom@kristinehamn.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.
Kristinehamn balances region-wide issues and residents' choices. Kristinehamn is one of 48 municipalities in Sweden that are joining forces to tackle the climate crisis and are joining forces in the next phase of climate-neutral and sustainable cities. Kristinehamn is linking arms with Karlstad. This is at the same time...
Gävle is part of the NetZeroCities 112 Mission Cities, selected since 2022 to pioneer the EU Cities Mission.
