Sweden

SDG localization baseline

SEI report / Local actors drive change and advance the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for the Sustainable Development Goals.

Isabella Lövin new chair of SEI

Feature / Former minister for climate and the environment and former deputy prime minister of Sweden Isabella Lövin has been appointed as the new chairperson of SEI.

Putting people at the centre of climate action

Perspective / Taking social considerations into account is essential for ensuring that climate action in Bosnia and Herzegovina is economically and socially fair.

Social capital, economic development and carbon emissions: Empirical evidence from counties in Sweden

Journal article / The authors examine "the nexus between social capital, income and Swedish county-level per capita CO2 emissions".

Sustainable climate neutral Nordic municipalities

Project / This project aims to develop guidelines for Nordic municipalities to quantify consumption-based emissions and sinks, and draft road maps for climate neutrality.

A circular economy: a tool to bridge climate mitigation and adaptation?

Feature / For World Cities Day 2021, researchers on the UCAF project take a closer look at the role of circularity in climate mitigation and adaptation.

Don’t drain the swamp! Arctic wetlands threatened by climate change and human impacts

Perspective / Effective stewardship of Arctic wetlands, including conservation and restoration efforts, can buy time by contributing to climate mitigation and adaptation.

Green bonds in Sweden and Norway: What are the success factors?

Journal article / What drives the market in green bonds? Read a new study from Norway and Sweden.

The role of municipal governments in the sustainability transition – research and experimentation

Past event / In this session at the Innovate4Cities conference, experts discuss benefits and challenges that cities face when joining research and innovation projects.