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Umeå’s green transition: a research collaboration for a climate neutral city

Fri
13
Oct
Time Friday 13 October, 2023 at 09:00 - 15:30
Place BIO.A.206 Aula Anatomica

Please note the time changes. We start at 9:00!

This day will be a day focusing on the green transition and the goal to make our town, Umeå, a carbon neutral city by 2030. The day is co-organized by UTRI (Umeå Transformation Research Initiative), the Artic Centre and Taiga in collaboration with partners from the Climate Neutral Umeå 2030-project funded by The Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten). 

During the day we will focus on very concrete issues that need to be addressed in order to achieve the goal to become a climate neutral city already by 2030. This target is shared by 100+ cities around Europe so knowledge needed and lessons learned can be applied in multiple contexts. Based on the concrete needs of the Umeå municipality we will investigate what researchers can contribute with to the green transformation using their own expertise to fulfill the needs of the municipality.

Program

09:00-09:15 Welcome and introduction

Annika Egan Sjölander (UTRI), Frank Dignum (Taiga), Keith Larson (Arctic Centre) and Annika Myrén (Umeå kommun)

09:15-10:15 How to get from a commitment of being carbon neutral to an integral plan to get there by 2030?  

Keith Larsson (30 min) and Annika Myrén (30 min)

10:15-10:45 Fika and mingling session 

10:45-12:00 Breakout groups - Part 1
Problem orientation and goal setting

Choose a group after interest or competence on site.

  • How to make climate transition tangible and something to look forward to? 
  • Tomtebo strand – a system perspective on life in a climate neutral city distric
  • How can we work together to decrease the use of plastics
  • Climate transition of the transportation system  

12:00-13:00 Lunch at Universum

13:00-14:15 Breakout groups - Part 2
Continue discussions. Defining gaps and areas for collaboration.

14:15-14:45 Fika and mingling session 

14:45-15:20 Group presentations and feedback session

15:20-15:30 Closing, ways forward and conclusion 
Annika Egan Sjölander, Frank Dignum, Keith Larson and Annika Myrén  

All welcome!

Registration

Registration is closed. 

Event type: Conference
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