Swedish Cities in Action: Mission-Oriented Approaches for Climate-Neutral Cities
Do you work in a city transitioning towards climate neutrality? You are invited!
Though cities cover just about 3% of the land on Earth, they produce approximately 70% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Join this seminar to learn more about Swedish methodologies to combat those emissions.
May 6 2025 at 11:30 am to 1 pm EDT
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Program
* Welcoming remarks, Linda Andrén, Executive Director, Green Transition Initiative
* How Climate City Contracts-a mission driven process- support work towards climate-neutrality, Charlotte G Brynielsson, Sustainability Strategist/Head of coordination and process for the Climate City Contact 2030
* System Demonstrator: Creating role models, Björn Svensby Kurling, Programme Manager, Dep of Community Development, Vinnova
* City of Stockholm- How does the city work within this methodology? Annika Jacobsson, Special Coordinator for Climate Action, City of Stockholm
* Moderated Q&A, moderated by Jorn Verbeeck, Urban strategist, Dark Matter Labs
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Place
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Organizer
Green Transition Initiative and Viable Cities
The objective of the Green Transition Initiative (GTI) is to position Sweden as a key partner to U.S. cities and states in their urban transformation, connect Swedish and U.S. stakeholders, and leverage opportunities in sectors such as mobility, energy, and buildings. GTI is a joint initiative between the Embassy of Sweden in Washington D.C., Business Sweden, the Swedish Energy Agency, and Sweden’s innovation agency Vinnova. GTI invites to this event in collaboration with Viable Cities, is a strategic innovation program with the mission of achieving climate-neutrality in cities by 2030, with a good life for all within the planetary boundaries. The program is funded by multiple government agencies and is hosted by KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. For more information: viablecities.se