A presentation about how the Covenant of Mayors is implemented in Sweden. Some exemples are given from the sustainable energy action plans, and especially Växjö the first Swedidh SEAP approved by Covenant of Mayors office.

1. Supporting structure since 2009
Håkan Samuelsson
hakan.samuelsson@lund.se
www.klimatkommunerna.se

2. Experience
implementation
details

3. Il clima Comuni

4. Why do we think
swedish cities should
sign the CoM?

5. We started promoting CoM in 2009

6. We started promoting CoM in 2009
Signing
ceremony

7. We started promoting CoM in 2009
Signing
ceremony
SEAP
instructions

8. We started promoting CoM in 2009
Signing
ceremony
SEAP
instructions
Workshops

9. A few examples from
signatories
» Transportation
» Energy
» Life style

10. Green Highway – from coast to coast Östersund

11. Kristianstad

12. Gothenburg
90%
of all apartment
buildings heated
by district heating.

13. Lund
Energy performance contracting in
municipal buildings
Measures in 100 of 500 buildings
Efficiency: 20 %
Saving: ~ € 1.3 million

14. Malmö
Organic
food!

15. First approved SEAP
VÄXJÖ

16. Population: 83 000
Forests and 200 lakes
8 000 SMEs
Växjö

17. GWh
History 900
800
1980 district heating from 700
bio energy. 600
500
400
300
200
100
0
79
81
83
85
87
89
91
93
95
97
99
01
03
05
07
Oil Biomass Peat Electricity Flue gas condensor
1995 - 97 successful co-operation with the
Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
1996 decision to be Fossil Fuel Free Växjö.
Växjö Energy Ltd

19. Overall CO2 emission
reduction target *
* Per capita reduction by 2020, base year 1993

20. Overall CO2 emission
reduction target *
64 %
* Per capita reduction by 2020, base year 1993

21. Emissions of fossil CO2 (kg/inh) in Växjö
5000
4500
4000
3500 -34 %
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total Transports Heating Electricity Target 2015 Target 2030

22. Decoupling in Växjö and Sweden
Economic growth and CO2
8 000 400 000
7 000 350 000
6 000 300 000
GDP/inh, SEK
CO2/inh, kg
5 000 250 000
4 000 200 000
3 000 150 000
2 000 100 000
1 000 50 000
0 0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
CO2/inh Växjö (kg) CO2/inh Sweden (kg)
GDP/inh Växjö (SEK) GDP/inh Sweden (SEK)

23. More on Växjö’s work
www. vaxjo.se/english