Climate Neutral Cities Sweden

This research paper evaluates the climate neutrality trajectories of nine Swedish cities, analyzing the alignment between their political intent and the actual policy instruments deployed to address both territorial and consumption-based emissions.

• An analysis of nine Swedish cities revealed that while there is strong political will and established targets, there are significant gaps in planning and action specifically regarding food, construction, and transport.
• The study identifies a disconnect between the intended outcomes and actual results, noting that municipal governments rely on 'soft' policy instruments and that some economic instruments actually contradict the stated climate vision.
• To achieve climate neutrality, the authors argue that cities must deploy more regulatory instruments, align economic incentives with their vision, and collaborate with superordinate governments across national and internal borders.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2023). Climate Neutral Cities Sweden. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-neutral-cities-sweden/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Climate Neutral Cities Sweden. 2023. https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-neutral-cities-sweden/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2023climate, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Climate Neutral Cities Sweden}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/climate-neutral-cities-sweden/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }