Common use of Viable Cities’ commitments Clause in Contracts

Viable Cities’ commitments. ‌ The innovation programme Viable Cities is implemented in a broad collaboration in order to contribute to the transition to climate-neutral cities by 2030 as Sweden’s commitments to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030 and the aims of the Paris Agreement. This includes being international pioneers of climate transition in cities. Viable Cities works with a wide range of stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries, industries and societal sectors. The programme connects centres of research excellence with large, small and medium-sized enterprises in a range of industries, as well as with public-sector and civil society organisations. Viable Cities works with 23 Swedish cities and five government agencies who make commitments in and drive the development of Climate City Contract 2030 and facilitate collaboration between the parties. Within the framework of Viable Cities’ strategic innovation role, the programme shall strive to achieve the following: 4.1. Better regulation‌ Viable Cities intends to create competence support with policy labs to provide the municipality with a better overview of current and proposed Swedish and European legislation, regulation and standards of relevance to the cities’ climate transition. This includes process support for changing regulations and standards to facilitate the climate transition in practice. In the initial phase, this will be linked to work to develop system demonstrators (cf. Section 6). A further ambition is to contribute to the Swedish Government’s commission of inquiry Experimental Activities in Municipalities and Regions1, among other things with the intention of facilitating climate transition. 4.2. Innovation‌ In order to make it easier for the municipality to implement innovations that can accelerate the pace of climate transition, Viable Cities will provide a competence network and process support, including by engaging other strategic innovation programmes in the ongoing development of Climate City Contract 2030, particularly in the areas of mobility, energy, built environment, the circular economy, health and digitalisation. Based on the collaboration agreement on climate-smart mobility signed with the strategic innovation programme Drive Sweden, this area of collaboration will be further developed with both cities and government agencies, not least the Swedish Transport Administration.

Viable Cities’ commitments. ‌ The innovation programme Viable Cities is implemented in a broad collaboration in order to contribute to the transition to climate-neutral cities by 2030 as Sweden’s commitments to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030 and the aims of the Paris Agreement. This includes being international pioneers of climate transition in cities. Viable Cities works with a wide range of stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries, industries and societal sectors. The programme connects centres of research excellence with large, small and medium-sized enterprises in a range of industries, as well as with public-sector and civil society organisations. Viable Cities works with 23 Swedish cities and five government agencies who make commitments in and drive the development of Climate City Contract 2030 and facilitate collaboration between the parties. Within the framework of Viable Cities’ strategic innovation role, the programme shall strive to achieve the following: 4.1. Better regulation‌ Viable Cities intends to create competence support with policy labs to provide the municipality with a better overview of current and proposed Swedish and European legislation, regulation and standards of relevance to the cities’ climate transition. This includes process support for changing regulations and standards to facilitate the climate transition in practice. In the initial phase, this will be linked to work to develop system demonstrators (cf. Section 6). A further ambition is to contribute to the Swedish Government’s commission of inquiry Experimental Activities in Municipalities and Regions1Regions2, among other things with the intention of facilitating climate transition. 4.2. Innovation‌ In order to make it easier for the municipality to implement innovations that can accelerate the pace of climate transition, Viable Cities will provide a competence network and process support, including by engaging other strategic innovation programmes in the ongoing development of Climate City Contract 2030, particularly in the areas of mobility, energy, built environment, the circular economy, health and digitalisation. Based on the collaboration agreement on climate-smart mobility signed with the strategic innovation programme Drive Sweden, this area of collaboration will be further developed with both cities and government agencies, not least the Swedish Transport Administration. 2 Committee of inquiry directive on the Government Offices of Sweden website [in Swedish] 4.3. Coordinated funding‌ Viable Cities will work in the following ways to support the needs of the municipality for funding the climate transition and to promote collaboration and synergies between government agencies and other stakeholders that fund climate transition and sustainable urban development. • Viable Cities shall continue to work with Climate City Contract 2030 with the 23 cities and five government agencies involved in the programme. • Viable Cities shall collaborate with the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth as the administrative authority for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in Sweden on initiatives in the area of sustainable urban development in order to create synergies with Climate City Contract 2030.

Viable Cities’ commitments. ‌ The innovation programme Viable Cities is implemented in a broad collaboration in order to contribute to the transition to climate-neutral cities by 2030 as Sweden’s commitments to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030 and the aims of the Paris Agreement. This includes being international pioneers of climate transition in cities. Viable Cities works with a wide range of stakeholders across disciplinary boundaries, industries and societal sectors. The programme connects centres of research excellence with large, small and medium-sized enterprises in a range of industries, as well as with public-sector and civil society organisations. Viable Cities works with 23 Swedish cities and five government agencies who make commitments in and drive the development of Climate City Contract 2030 and facilitate collaboration between the parties. Within the framework of Viable Cities’ strategic innovation role, the programme shall strive to achieve the following: 4.1. Better regulation‌ Viable Cities intends to create competence support with policy labs to provide the municipality with a better overview of current and proposed Swedish and European legislation, regulation and standards of relevance to the cities’ climate transition. This includes process support for changing regulations and standards to facilitate the climate transition in practice. In the initial phase, this will be linked to work to develop system demonstrators (cf. Section 6). A further ambition is to contribute to the Swedish Government’s commission of inquiry Experimental Activities in Municipalities and Regions1, among other things with the intention of facilitating climate transition. 4.2. Innovation‌ In order to make it easier for the municipality to implement innovations that can accelerate the pace of climate transition, Viable Cities will provide a competence network and process support, including by engaging other strategic innovation programmes in the ongoing development of Climate City Contract 2030, particularly in the areas of mobility, energy, built environment, the circular economy, health and digitalisation. Based on the collaboration agreement on climate-smart mobility signed with the strategic innovation programme Drive Sweden, this area of collaboration will be further developed with both cities and government agencies, not least the Swedish Transport Administration. 1 Committee of inquiry directive on the Government Offices of Sweden website [in Swedish] 4.3. Coordinated funding‌ Viable Cities will work in the following ways to support the needs of the municipality for funding the climate transition and to promote collaboration and synergies between government agencies and other stakeholders that fund climate transition and sustainable urban development. • Viable Cities shall continue to work with Climate City Contract 2030 with the 23 cities and five government agencies involved in the programme. • Viable Cities shall collaborate with the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth as the administrative authority for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) in Sweden on initiatives in the area of sustainable urban development in order to create synergies with Climate City Contract 2030.