Stockholm is investing in a green zone in the city, sustainable care for the elderly and a test bed for fossil-free construction.
Stockholm is working for the transition by connecting, strengthening and further developing existing cooperation structures. Together with the city's stakeholders and citizens, they are investing in increased electrification and more efficient transport, electrified construction, carbon capture and storage, reduced plastic use and increased sorting, and not least an environmental zone in the city - which is also part of the system demonstrator STOLT.
Stockholm does not have a specific transition arena but has chosen to connect, strengthen and further develop existing cooperation structures in the context of climate work. Stockholm is one of the designated European pioneer cities in the direction of climate neutrality, and was one of the first cities to receive the EU's Mission Label. One focus linked to this is to develop local transition arenas for climate and health, where existing collaboration with associations and business strengthens the link to climate work.
Stockholm has a broad portfolio of projects to reach its climate goals. For example, the city is working on transport - which accounts for about half of direct emissions in Stockholm. It plans to introduce a class 3 environmental zone in parts of the city, which means that only electric vehicles and some gas vehicles are allowed to drive in the area, and it is also working actively to enable improved accessibility for bus traffic, contributing with co-financing in the region's expansion of the metro and tramway and investing heavily in bicycle infrastructure. The portfolio of measures also includes investments in fossil-free construction with a lower climate impact, a new carbon capture and storage facility, efforts to reduce the amount of plastic used and to ensure that the plastic used is recyclable and that sorting increases.
The Environmental Zone is also part of Stockholm's work with the System Demonstrator STOLT, which uses the introduction of the Class 3 Environmental Zone and the Urban Environment Zone as strategic windows of opportunity to undertake a comprehensive transformation towards an efficient and emission-free transport system. STOLT serves as a central platform and a powerful tool to advance the city's goal of an emission-free, liveable and fair inner city by 2030.
In the city's latest update, they talk about the work, the transition arena, the project portfolio and much more.
Björn Hugosson, Climate Manager for the City of Stockholm, bjorn.hugosson@stockholm.se
Annika Jacobson, Climate General for the City of Stockholm
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