Film from Östersund, produced for European Viable Cities Day! In the film, Niklar Daoson (S), member of the municipal executive board Chairman, and Caroline Hildahl, process manager for Climate Neutral Östersund 2030, talk about what a good life within the limits of the planet means for Östersund and how the municipality worked during the year to achieve climate neutrality, with examples from the construction sector and solutions that exist there.
In Sweden and Europe, many actors are mobilizing for climate-neutral cities in 2030. During Transition Lab Forum 14 in Östersund, we will delve into how we can integrate places, visits and events in the development of climate-neutral cities and communities. Places that are inclusive, attractive and competitive and that contribute to a good life for everyone within the limits of the planet.
Within the Climate Leader municipalities for public procurement initiative, Fossil Free Sweden has worked together with Helsingborg, Umeå, Uppsala, Växjö, Örebro and Östersund to identify the challenges of introducing climate requirements in public procurement.
Imagine a construction site that is almost silent, with no smell of exhaust fumes. A utopia? Well, no. Right now, a new preschool, Ottfjället, is being built in the municipality of Östersund, and they are doing it without fossil fuel emissions.
