Stockholm

Sweden

Mission city Pilot city
Sweden National Platform
Stockholm Mission City Label
Population 1 million
City Area 200.1 km²
City active since June 2022

Since the 1990s, Stockholm has worked to decrease its climate impact. District heating, energy efficiency measures, and incentives to walk, cycle, and use public transport etc. have contributed to the achievement of relatively low emissions. With the current budget, Stockholm aims for net zero by 2030. The road towards this goal is described in this 2030 Climate Neutrality Action Plan.

 

The work process builds on the climate governance structure already in place. In fact, the environment and climate goals and actions have been fully integrated in the City’s management system for the past two decades, and the mandate to prioritise the climate goals is strong. To move faster forward, the City has started to use the NetZeroCities and the Viable Cities transition model to inform the governance structure. Recent development work includes the co-creation of portfolios of actions, and climate investment plans. The transition is truly systemic in nature, and this insight will permeate the work process towards climate neutrality,

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Sweden's Pilot City Activity: Scale Stockholm

Germany's Pilot City Activity CoLAB – Committed to Local Climate Action Building Background Stockholm is committed to become climate-positive by 2030 and fossil-fuel-free by 2040, exceeding the National target climate-neutral by 2045. The City of