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Higher education institutions collaborate on climate change skills development

Nine higher education institutions have been commissioned by the government to create a wide range of courses in dialogue with relevant organizations in business and the surrounding community. The result is the Open for Climate initiative, with courses in areas such as circular economy, battery technology, raw materials, urban planning and much more. All courses are accessible to everyone, require no special prior knowledge and are completely free of charge. The majority of higher education institutions are members of Viable Cities.
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How can cities reduce emissions by 20% this year?

Already this year, emissions in Sweden need to be reduced by more than 20 percent to meet our share of the Paris Agreement's 1.5 degree target. This is according to a carbon budget developed by WWF together with researchers at Uppsala University. Meeting the target requires a completely different societal transition than the one currently being discussed in the Swedish debate. So how can cities accelerate their climate work and help to speed up the climate transition? Lars Johansson explains more about this in his blog.

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