December 6, 2024
Östersund will become climate neutral by 2030. To realize this, an action and climate investment plan for the municipality, companies and residents of the city will be developed. Linked to this, an analysis of socio-economic effects, emission efficiency linked to cost and side effects will be carried out, where the residents' acceptance of various measures will be investigated.
A transition function will be created within the municipality to support co-creation and innovation development in the following five focus areas: Climate neutral destination and events, Circular processes, Climate neutral urban development, Sustainable construction, Smart City.
To create engagement and dialogue with citizens and businesses, different forms of communication and climate visualizations will also be tested and evaluated. The goal is to sign a Climate City Contract with Viable City to get support and coordinate climate work in the city and the municipality.
In the city's latest update, they talk about the work, the transition arena, the project portfolio and much more.
Caroline Hildahl, process manager for Climate Neutral Östersund 2030, caroline.hildahl@ostersund.se
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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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