Environment, climate and investments
Stockholm is one of the leading environmental cities in Europe and has long been engaged in ambitious and award-winning climate and environmental work.
The city of Stockholm grows sustainably (pdf)
The city is investing to meet the needs of a growing population and is doing so within the framework of an ambitious environmental program that is well integrated into the city's management and governance system. In this way, it can be ensured that the investments made in the city are made in accordance with a climate-smart and sustainable Stockholm. This applies regardless of whether it concerns housing, public transport, climate adaptation measures or waste management.
Strategic and integrated climate and environmental work
The city's climate action plan is a document for a climate-positive and fossil-free city with concrete measures to reduce emissions at a rate that means the city will be climate-positive by 2030 and fossil-free by 2040.
As an investor, you can feel confident that an investment in the city of Stockholm is to be considered a green investment and a contribution to a sustainable and climate-smart Stockholm.
In an international review conducted by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, the city of Stockholm's climate work has been highlighted as an international example. C40 is a global network for large cities that want to address the challenges posed by climate change by implementing programs and measures that generate measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. In their review, they conclude that the city's climate action plan meets the requirements placed on cities to achieve the Paris Agreement's goal of limited climate impact.
The City of Stockholm's insight that managing risks linked to climate change is crucial to creating a vibrant and functioning city, together with how the city has integrated climate measures into existing governance and management processes, are considered the city's main strengths in this area.
Facts about the environmental status and other climate and environment-related areas in Stockholm can be found on the Miljöbarometern website.
Miljömål, Miljöbarometern website (in Swedish)
Follow-up of the City of Stockholm's environmental goals
The city annually follows up on the goals in the environmental program and climate budget.
Uppföljning av Stockholms stads miljöprogram och klimatbudget 2023 (in Swedish) (pdf)