The reasons for Stockholm’s designation as Europe’s first Green Capital include:

• The City’s integrated administrative system which guarantees that environmental aspects are taken into account in the budget, operational planning, reporting and monitoring.
• The City’s reduction of carbon emissions by 25% per resident since 1990.
• The City’s target to reduce emissions from today’s 4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per inhabitant to 3 tonnes in 2015.
• The City’s aim to be fossil fuel-free by 2050.

During this seminar you will learn more about the Stockholm Strategies for combating Climate Change.

Stockholm has a long tradition of ambitious climate efforts. The City works to reduce the climate impact of society, of its own transport activities and municipally-owned properties. The City’s long-term goal is to continue the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions at the same pace as at present. This will lead to Stockholm becoming fossil fuel-free by 2050. Between 1990 and 2005, greenhouse gas emissions fell by 25 % per inhabitant. Now the City is working together with the citizens, companies and other participants active in the city to ensure that by 2015 emissions have fallen by about 44 % compared to 1990 levels.

The City of Stockholm is working with industry and commerce and with government authorities to achieve the City’s established climate targets. The Climate Pact is for example a cooperative venture between the city and its business community with 100 partners.

A success factor for Stockholm’s climate efforts is the City’s systematic establishment process in advance of political decisions. Emissions are mapped out and emission targets proposed based on analyses of which actions are cost-effective and can be carried out in the coming years.

Following strategic efforts involving analyses and inventories, the City’s climate efforts have been aimed at energy-efficiency enhancements in social housing units built during the 1960s, the expansion of cycle paths, and an increase in the number of clean vehicles, including private cars and buses. The action that has been most significant is the increased proportion of biofuel in district heating production, combined with the expansion of the district heating network.

This 1 hour seminar will give you an overview of the Stockholm strategy in this field and also give you possibilities of Q&A.

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