ALMEDALEN SPECIAL – THE NORDIC ROAD TO PARIS AND BEYOND GREEN VOL 7 SOLUTIONS FROM SWEDEN 2015 AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES Cities and Mayors Leading the New Climate Economy | 26 FINLAND ON THE ROAD TO SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES IN 2050 | 32 HOT 50 – SWEDEN’S HOTTEST CLEANTECH COMPANIES | 16 MARK WATTS – C40 | 40 the keys to success in urban transformation? Successful cases CITIES AND MAYORS Sunday 28th of June from various parts of the world. Venue: Wisby Strand Congress, LEADING THE NEW CLIMATE ECONOMY • Niklas Nordström, Deputy Mayor of Luleå, Sweden & Event, Strandvägen 4, Visby • Aleksi Randell, Mayor of Turku, Finland – THE NORDIC ROAD TO PARIS AND BEYOND • Nils Hillebrand, Deputy Mayor of Linköping, Sweden 13.00 Success in Paris? How can cities • Bo Frank, Mayor of Växjö, Sweden contribute? And is there a Nordic way • Sandra Frank, Marketing Director, Folkhem to Paris and beyond? • Yvonne Borg, Director of Communications, E.ON • Pernilla Bonde, CEO, HSB Governments around the world have failed to lay the founda- tion for a global climate agreement. There are many doubts Facilitator: Hanna Begler, Project Leader, regarding the possible success of the Paris Summit in 2015. Global Utmaning A possible way to make progress, and take significant action 15:30 Coffee break where national governments have failed, is for the world’s cities, big and small, to take the lead in developing and im- 16.00 Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Cities plementing appropriate responses. Mayors and other muni- Cities around the globe are taking sustainability to a whole cipal leaders have already begun to implement strong new level, and developing inspiring solutions to many of our climate mitigation, adaptation, technology, finance policies greatest urban challenges. The multitude and diversity of the- and programmes, both individually and through coalition se ideas provide a smorgasbord of solutions from which cities organisations like the C40 and ICLEI. And how can mayors can pick and choose based on their own local context. and cities in the Nordics contribute. Is it a roadmap to Paris and beyond? • Morten Kabell, Technic and Environmental Mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark • Björn Jansson, Mayor of Gotland, Sweden • Patrick Burgi, Director, South Pole Group • Anders Wijkman, co-president Club of Rome • Svante Sjöstedt, Environment Analyst, Gothenburg City • Maria Wetterstrand, Climate Advisor and former • Jimmy Jansson, Mayor of Eskilstuna, Sweden Spokesperson for the Swedish Green Party • Anders Teljebäck, Mayor of Västerås, Sweden • Tuula Antola, Director of Economic and Business Facilitator: Johan Kuylenstierna, Executive Director, Development in Espoo, Finland Stockholm Environment Institute, (SEI) Facilitator: Barbara Evaeus, Climate 13.30 Low-carbon investments in cities Communicator, WWF Sweden – the way to build a sustainable future Cities generate around 80% of global economic output, and 17.00 Innovation & Technology around 70 % of global energy use and energy-related GHG in Urban Sustainable Development emissions. How cities develop will be critical to the future path How can we use technology and innovation to create of the global economy and climate – thus this is a great oppor- sustainable climate friendly cities? With a rapid increase tunity. What are the barriers to get the investments right? in urbanization cities are playing a bigger role in the battle against climate change. Can local municipalities work as • Jakob Granit, Director, SEI Stockholm catalyst for urban sustainable development? • Guri Melby, Dep Mayor of Oslo, Norway • Sóley Tómasdottir, President of Council Reykjavik, Iceland • James Hanusa, Director of Urban Innovation Exchange, • Mats A Andersson, CEO, 4th Pension Fund, Sweden San Francisco, USA • Tiina Kähö, Senior Lead, Sitra, Finland • Henrik Madsen, Professor, DTU Compute, Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science, Climate KIC – Nordic Facilitator: Johan Kuylenstierna, Executive Director, • Jan Thörnqvist, Sales Director, Saab AB Stockholm Environment Institute, (SEI) • Tomas Häyry, Mayor of Vaasa, Finland • Anne Kristine Linnestad, Mayor of Ski, Norway 14.30 How cities lead the way – successful cases on urban transformation Facilitator: Jens Olejak, Managing Director Sweden, Cities are at the heart of sustainable development. Whereas South Pole group cities account for a large share of global emissions, cities are also arenas for new ideas and technical solutions. What are 2 | GREEN SOLUTIONS FROM SWEDEN AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES GREEN SOLUTIONS FROM SWEDEN AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES | 3 17:45 Cities actions and Mayors leadership • AnnSofie Andersson, Mayor of Östersund, Sweden on the road to Paris – Summing up of the • Mrs Banashri Bose Harrison, Ambassador of India Monday 29 June 2015 • Joachim Beijmo, Director of Communication, Sida days talk to Sweden & Latvia Venue: Sida, Donnersgatan 6, • Helen Arfvidsson, Lead Researcher, Mistra Urban Future How can cities be leading in sustainable global development? • Maja Fjaestad, State Secretary to the Swedish Minister for and University of Gothenburg The seminars focus on Cities and Mayors work to fight Strategic Development and Nordic Cooperation Visby • Case studies from Gothenburg, Cape Town Based on the re- Climate Change. Cities deliver solutions on mitigation, adap- port from Mistra Urban Futures, Sida, tation, technology and finance. All key element in Facilitator: : Johan Kuylenstierna, Executive Director, 08.00-10.00 Urban Goals and New Roles • Daniel Otieno Okutah, Assistant City Manager, Kisumu, the international nego tiation for Climate deal in Paris. SEI /Alexander Crawford, Process Manager, Global for City Leaders Sida and Mistra Urban Kenya Utmaning Futures • Thore Vestby, Mayor of Frogn, Norway • Prof David Simon, FAcSS, Director, Mistra Urban Futures In 2015, the UN will decide on a new set of global go- • Ilmar Reepalu, former Mayor of Malmö, Sweden als, building on the Millennium Goals. How can we • Runar Balsrud, Mayor of Hurdal, Norway 18.30 End contribute with a Urban Sustainable Development Goal, emphasising the significance and impact of Facilitator: Prof David Simon, FAcSS, Director, cities’ policies and strategies for a sustainable future. Mistra Urban Futures. MAYORS AND CITIES ROUND TABLE (Vice president, Club of Rome), followed by roundtable Venue: Campus Gotland, conversations. Cramérgatan 3, Visby 13.00 Lunch 14.00 A session on IMPACT INVESTMENT Facilitator: Alexander Crawford, Contributions from Sasja Beslik (Head of SRI, Nordea) Global Utmaning and Marcello Palazzi (Senior Fellow, Harvard University) 10.15 INTRODUCTIONS AND FRAMING 10.30 A session on INNOVATION 14.30 A session on KEY ACTIONS AND Contributions from James Hanusa (Director of Urban MESSAGES Innovation Exchange, San Francisco), Line Gry Knud- Followed by roundtable conversation and working sen (Climate-KIC Nordic) and Bert Ola Bergstrand session (Lund Open Innovation Center), followed by roundta- ble conversation. 16.00 REFLECTIONS and CONCLUSIONS 11.45 A session on LOW-CARBON The Mayors and Cities Roundtable is AND CIRCULARITY a closed meeting for invited mayors, Contributions from Patrick Burgi (Low-Carbon Cities Lab and Director, South Pole Group), Kristina Mår- experts and guests. tensson (Programme Manager, Nordic Built Cities) and Anders Wijkman Partners Founders Sponsors GREEN SOLUTIONS FROM SWEDEN AND THE NORDIC COUNTRIES | 5 HIGHLIGHTS ■ “GOVERNMENTS AROUND THE HIGHLIGHTS WORLD HAVE FAILED TO LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR A GLOBAL VOL.7 CLIMATE AGREEMENT. THERE ARE MANY DOUBTS REGARDING THE 12 18 32 IN THE SPOTLIGHT SIX AREAS OF MAJOR STRATEGIC FINLAND ON THE ROAD TO POSSIBLE SUCCESS OF THE News and reports about nordic IMPORTANCE SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES clean tech and sustainable Although a new government came IN 2050 PARIS SUMMIT IN 2015. HOW CAN innovations, for exampla fuel from to power in Sweden in 2014, the country’s Carbon-neutral industry is one of forest waste. strong commitment to climate change issues Sitra’s focus areas contributing to CITIES CONTRIBUTE?” ■ is unabated. In less than 40 years, Sweden Finlands aim to be resource-wise has gone from having a heavily oil and and carbon-neutral in 2050. Sitra coal- dependent energy system to helps Finnish businesses adapt to a system that runs on almost 50 percent the demands of a carbon-neutral renewable energy. We met with Sweden’s society. Senior Lead Tiina Kähö is Minister for Strategic Development and leading the focus are Nordic Cooperation, Kristina Persson, who has pinpointed six areas that are of great strategic importance for the future. 16 SWEDEN’S 50 HOTEST – CLEANTECH COMPANIES We have listed 50+ smart investments in what we consider to be some of the hottest 42 cleantech start ups in the Nordics. WWF: THE CITIES HOLD THE The criteria for being on the list KEY TO A SUSTAINABLE are, among others, that the SOCIETY company should have an The cities have a key role in innovative product or service with working towards sustainable an international impact potential. societies. Innovation is high in many places, but Carina Borg- ström-Hansson, expert ecological footprint on the WWF in Sweden think the Nordic cities need to think outside the box to find 26 solutions that have global effects. CITIES AND MAYORS LEADING THE »Nordic cities are particularly well NEW CLIMATE ECONOMY placed to take large steps. Governments around the world have failed to That makes demands greater on lay the foundation for a global climate them»,she says. agreement. There are many doubts regarding the possible success of