Viable Cities’ commitments Clause Samples

Viable Cities’ commitments. ‌ The innovation programme Viable Cities is implemented in a broad collaboration in order to contribute to the transition to climate-neutral cities by 2030 as Sweden’s commitments to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030 and the aims of the Paris Agreement. This includes being international pioneers of climate transition in cities. Viable Cities works with a wide range of stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries, industries and societal sectors. The programme connects centres of research excellence with large, small and medium-sized enterprises in a range of industries, as well as with public-sector and civil society organisations. Viable Cities works with 23 Swedish cities and five government agencies who make commitments in and drive the development of Climate City Contract 2030 and facilitate collaboration between the parties. Within the framework of Viable Cities’ strategic innovation role, the programme shall strive to achieve the following: 4.1. Better regulation‌ Viable Cities intends to create competence support with policy labs to provide the municipality with a better overview of current and proposed Swedish and European legislation, regulation and standards of relevance to the cities’ climate transition. This includes process support for changing regulations and standards to facilitate the climate transition in practice. In the initial phase, this will be linked to work to develop system demonstrators (cf. Section 6). A further ambition is to contribute to the Swedish Government’s commission of inquiry Experimental Activities in Municipalities and Regions1, among other things with the intention of facilitating climate transition. 4.2. Innovation‌ In order to make it easier for the municipality to implement innovations that can accelerate the pace of climate transition, Viable Cities will provide a competence network and process support, including by engaging other strategic innovation programmes in the ongoing development of Climate City Contract 2030, particularly in the areas of mobility, energy, built environment, the circular economy, health and digitalisation. Based on the collaboration agreement on climate-smart mobility signed with the strategic innovation programme Drive Sweden, this area of collaboration will be further developed with both cities and government agencies, not least the Swedish Transport Administration.

Viable Cities’ commitments. The Viable Cities innovation programme is being conducted in broad collaboration in order to contribute to the transition to climate neutral cities by 2030 as part of the Swedish commitment to meet the goals of the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement. This includes acting as international pioneers in the transition for cities. Viable Cities is working with a wide range of stakeholders across academic disciplines, industries and sectors of society. It links outstanding research environments with enterprises of all sizes across a range of sectors, as well as public and civil society organisations. Viable Cities will promote the following as part of its role as a strategic innovation programme:‌‌‌ 4.1. Coordination of Climate City Contract 2030

Viable Cities’ commitments. The innovation programme Viable Cities is implemented in a broad collaboration in order to contribute to the transition to climate-neutral cities by 2030 as part of Sweden’s commitment to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda and the aims of the Paris Agreement. This includes being international role models for climate transition in cities. Viable Cities works with a wide range of stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries, industries and societal sectors. The programme connects centres of research excel- lence with large, small and medium-sized enterprises in a range of industries, as well as with public sector and civil society organizations. Within the framework of Viable Cities’ strategic innovation role, the programme shall strive to achieve the following: 4.1. Better regulation‌‌‌ Viable Cities intends to create competence support with policy labs to provide the municipality with a better overview of current and proposed Swedish and European legislation, regulation and standards of relevance to the cities’ climate transition. This includes process support for changing regulations and standards to facilitate the climate transition in practice. In the initial phase, this will be linked to work to develop system demonstrators (see Section 6).

Viable Cities’ commitments. The innovation programme Viable Cities is implemented in a broad collaboration in order to contribute to the transition to climate-neutral cities by 2030 as part of Sweden’s commitment to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 12 GHG emissions included in Uppsala’s climate monitoring partly comprise emissions linked to energy use in the built environment – electricity, district heating, independent heating, district cooling and process steam – as well as emissions from local traffic and work machinery. Non energy-related emissions are also included, such as those from industrial processes, agriculture and waste management etc. Emissions from residents’ holiday and business flights are also added, while emissions from products and food consumed by residents are not included. The data is obtained from a variety of sources, including Statistics Sweden and the national database for emissions to air. 2030 Agenda and the aims of the Paris Agreement. This includes being international role models for climate transition in cities.‌‌‌ Viable Cities works with a wide range of stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries, industries and societal sectors. The programme connects centres of research excel- lence with large, small and medium-sized enterprises in a range of industries, as well as with public sector and civil society organizations. Within the framework of Viable Cities’ strategic innovation role, the programme shall strive to achieve the following: