¿Cómo puede la colaboración entre universidades, ayuntamientos y organizaciones de la sociedad civil de Europa y Ucrania impulsar una reconstrucción climáticamente neutra y equitativa de las ciudades ucranianas? Presentación usada para el diálogo (im)probable del 31 de octobre de 2023 por Olga Kordas, de Viable Cities y Unicities

1. Viable Cities
Together towards climate neutral and sustainable cities 2030
Dr. Olga Kordas
Assoc. Prof. @KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Director of Viable Cities, Sweden

2. Viable Cities
• A Swedish strategic innovation
programme for climate neutral and
sustainable cities
• Mission: ”Climate neutral cities 2030
with a good life for all within planetary
boundaries”
• An investment budget of over €150
million, 2017-2030
• 130+ members from quadruple-helix,
KTH – the host organisation
• Klimatkontrakt 2030 – a Swedish
climate city contract

3. Members
Public
sector
Universities/research
institues
Civic
sector
Compaanies

4. Our Mission:
Climate neutral cities 2030
– with a good life for all within
the planetary boundaries
The mission
• Visionary, yet clear and concrete o
bjective
• A broad perspective where ecological,
economical and social sustainability are
equally important
• We need to engage and gather many forces,
across sectors, actors and disciplines
The climate transition will provide
greener, safer cities with better air
quality, better mental and physical
health, where children and adults
can live, play and enjoy life
Viable Cities

5. Bogotá
Curitiba
Makindye
Ssabagabo
Bristol
Climate Neutral Cities 2030
Mission: Climate Neutral Cities 2030
with a good life for all within planetary
boundaries
Sweden Europe Globally
23 cities
40 %
of Sweden’s
population
100 + 12 cities (of which 7 Swedish cities)

6. Nacka
Järfälla
Eskilstuna
Enköping
Östersund
Helsingborg
Kristianstad
Borlänge
Linköping
Mariestad
Skellefteå
Kalmar
Karlstad
Örebro
Borås
Gävle
Uppsala
Stockholm
Umeå
Växjö
Malmö
Lund
Göteborg
Flagship
initiative:
Climate-Neutral
cities 2030
23 municipalities
– 40% of
population in
Sweden

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wave 1, 9 cities
wave 2, 14 cities
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8. Scope
● Portfolio of interventions at multiple scales (product, service, policy, narrative building)...
● Change across multiple levers (physical space, technology, finance, culture, governance)
● Institutional impact
● Benefits on a range of outcomes, including carbon reduction and nature restoration, social justice, health,
security, employment
Actors
● Multiple government departments
● New coalitions for change around a new strategic reframing of the problem
● Multi-level governance
● New relationships between actors in the system
Potential
● Exploratory experimentation to open up new possibilities
● Changes the balance of power and agency to make new options viable
● Build in learning and adaptation
● Mobilise investment - either new or by redirecting current investment flows
Reorientation towards transformative change

9. A portfolio of initiatives
aiming at the mission
We gather strength by moving
from fragmented projects to
an ecosystem of efforts aiming
at a common goal
Beyond
projectification!
Accelerate
learning!

10. Transition Lab –
co-creation & reflexive learning
Multi-level governance
Transformative portfolio – systems innovation
Climate investment planning
Clarify common direction
Take advantage of synergies
Renew decision-making and policy
Build capacity for change and new practices

11. Climate Neutral Cities
Commitments by Mayors: goals, strategies, governance, citzens involment,
climate investment plans and funding
National support to cities
Policy/
better regulations
More impactful
innovation
Coordinated
funding/financing
Signed by the Mayors, the government agencies and Viable Cities

12. Viable Cities Champions 2021
Julio Lumbreras and Thomas Osdoba
Climate City Contract 2030 signed by
23 cities and 5 government agencies
Stockholm December 8th 2021
Sign up for Viable Cities newsletter for more info vbct.es/news-1

13. Iteration of the Swedish Climate City Contract 2030 –
refined and resigned every year! Action and learning
How can digitalisation and
digital tools contribute to
the transition to climate
neutral cities?
How do we finance all
the investments that we
need to do?
We need everyone to be
involved to succeed, how can
we involve the citizens and
civil society?
Var i staden befinner du dig? Staden är
inte fullständig. Finns inte det du letar
efter lägg till och bygg på.
Skriv
Namn och
din
profession:
Lars Johansson,
Viable Cities
Lena
Holmberg,
projektledare
Viable Cities
How do we enable
systems innovation and
reflexive learning?

14. Cascading Climate City
Contracts
National level CCC
(Klimatkontrakt 2030
in Sweden)
City level
CCC
EU-level
CCC
Regional
level CCC
Alignment of commitment and
efforts at different governance levels

15. Program
start
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Mission-
driven
program
9
cities
+ 14
cities
City
mission
launched
in EU
112
cities in
EU
Grounded in the
transition
management
theory with a focus
on transformative
systems change for
climate-neutral,
sustainable cities.
Climate
city
contract
IP with
transformative
ambition (urban
climate change,
quadruple helix)
Forerunner in
mission-driven
innovation
Develops
infrastructure and
practice for mission
climate neutral cities
2030
Scales up and
spreads mission in
Sweden, within the
EU and globally
Dialogue with the
European Commission
on mission-driven
innovation.
Viable Cities focuses
on the mission of
climate-neutral cities
in 2030 with a good
life for everyone
within the limits of the
planet.
9 municipalities and
their partners are
granted funding in a
mission-oriented call
Climate contract 2030
is co-created with
cities and authorities
and will be signed for
the first time in
December 2020.
+14 municipalities and
their partners are
granted funding in a
mission-oriented call.
Continued scaling up
of mission work with
expanded
collaborations in
Sweden and
internationally.
EC launches five
missions, one of
which is about
climate-neutral cities
in 2030

17. From Sweden to EU
From the Swedish Climate City Contract 2030
to EU’s mission on 100 climate neutral and
smart cities, and and a European Climate City
Contract
2019
9 svenska städer
2021
20 svenska städer
2030
100 europeiska städer
We are inspired by – and inspire
– EU, Spain and Ukraine – as well as
other national and global initiatives

18. Unlocking the
Transformative potential of
Ukrainian Universities
towards climate neutral and
sustainable cities

19. PARTNERS
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE
MADRID
NATIONAL TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE IGOR
SIKORSKY KYIV POLYTECHNIC
INSTITUTE
HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTION ACADEMICIAN
YURIY BUGAY INTERNATIONAL
SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
ALL-UKRAINIAN
ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS
ASSOCIATION OF UKRAINIAN
CITIES
PUBLIC UNION
“ASSOCIATION OF THE
ENGINEERS OF STABLE
ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
OF UKRAINE”
YAROSLAV MUDRYI
NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA
HOEGSKOLAN
CHERNIHIV POLYTECHNIC
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION CHARITABLE
FUND "CANACTIONS"

20. UniCities family
@ Viable Cities office,
Drottning Kristinas väg
43B, Stockholm

22. Some learnings
• Building collaboration is a gradual process that hinges on elements
like trust, leveraging strengths, aligning goals, and shared interests.
• Deep listening is important in order to truly grasp the needs of all
parties involved.
• Emphasizing mutual learning rather than one-way assistance is key
for long-term collaboration.
• Leveraging the diaspora community can be a powerful asset in
establishing and strengthening partnerships.

23. Strategiska
innovations-
program
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