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LFM30: a climate-neutral construction sector in Malmö by 2030
Buildings Europe Global Advocacy Transport & mobility World Congress 2021-2022 Zero emission Development

LFM30: a climate-neutral construction sector in Malmö by 2030

ByElisabet Fornander December 6, 2021June 26, 2025

The construction sector accounts for more than 20% of Sweden’s total environmental impact. With the goal of being climate-neutral by…

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COP26 outcomes: Multilevel action is the beacon of hope to keep the 1.5 degree goal alive
COP26 Global Advocacy

COP26 outcomes: Multilevel action is the beacon of hope to keep the 1.5 degree goal alive

ByYunus Arikan November 15, 2021November 16, 2021

Leaders returning home from Glasgow will be feeling many mixed emotions on how COP26 concluded. In a fraught two weeks,…

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Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration: Putting local and regional food systems on the table of the UN Climate Negotiations
COP26 Food systems Zero emission Development

Glasgow Food and Climate Declaration: Putting local and regional food systems on the table of the UN Climate Negotiations

ByJiwon Lee November 15, 2021June 3, 2025

Today’s food systems account for approximately one third of total GHG emissions, are a primary cause of environmental degradation, loss…

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It’s not all about megacities. Small and medium municipalities join forces to deliver impactful climate action.
COP26 Global Advocacy

It’s not all about megacities. Small and medium municipalities join forces to deliver impactful climate action.

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 12, 2021June 27, 2024

Cities have been making headlines this COP, but it’s often the climate action of big player metropoles that we see…

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Cities’ climate commitments outperform nations on ambition.
COP26 Global Advocacy

Cities’ climate commitments outperform nations on ambition.

ByAdel Strydom November 12, 2021November 12, 2021

Cities are ready with robust climate action plans and ambitious targets that often outpace their national counterparts. What they need…

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How knowledge brokering is catalyzing resilience and gender equity in Global South’s climate plans
COP26 Global Advocacy Zero emission Development

How knowledge brokering is catalyzing resilience and gender equity in Global South’s climate plans

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 11, 2021June 27, 2024

The uneven distribution of climate impacts between the Global North and South is irrefutable. As the Global South mobilizes to…

Read More How knowledge brokering is catalyzing resilience and gender equity in Global South’s climate plansContinue

Malmö’s journey to more climate friendly meals
Europe Food systems Global Advocacy World Congress 2021-2022

Malmö’s journey to more climate friendly meals

ByEva Klammeus November 10, 2021June 26, 2025

The city of Malmö purchases about 8,500 tons of food every year (worth €24 million), serving 65,000 lunches a day….

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Neighborhood garden improves well-being and safety
Global Advocacy World Congress 2021-2022

Neighborhood garden improves well-being and safety

ByEva Klammeus November 10, 2021June 2, 2025

Property owner Kungsleden AB holds an undeveloped plot of land in the Sofielund area of Malmö. An area until recently…

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BID Malmö – a tool for good urban development
Europe World Congress 2021-2022

BID Malmö – a tool for good urban development

ByEva Klammeus November 10, 2021June 26, 2025

The housing area of Sofielund has undergone a dramatic transformation. From pronounced social unrest and exclusion a decade ago, to…

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Malmö establishes Sweden’s first cultural sound zone
Culture & heritage Equitable Development Europe Global Advocacy World Congress 2021-2022

Malmö establishes Sweden’s first cultural sound zone

ByElisabet Fornander November 10, 2021June 26, 2025

The decision by the City of Malmö marks a unique momentum in Sweden to promote local culture and business within…

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Regions employ nature-based, financial and legal instruments to outperform on adaptation
COP26 Ecosystems & biodiversity Nature-based Development Resilient Development

Regions employ nature-based, financial and legal instruments to outperform on adaptation

ByBraoin MacLauchlan November 9, 2021June 26, 2025

While climate measures have sought to mitigate future climate change through reducing emission levels, efforts to adapt communities to harmful…

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Listen. Include. Empower. How local communities take central stage at COP26
COP26 Global policy for local planners

Listen. Include. Empower. How local communities take central stage at COP26

ByMatteo Bizzotto November 6, 2021June 27, 2024

Subnational governments have found their home at the Multilevel Action Pavilion at COP26, a place for debate, knowledge exchange, and…

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