Background
Uppsala Shows the Way to a Sustainable Future
There is a strong drive in Uppsala's work for climate action. Our vision is that "Uppsala shall lead the climate transition".
The long term climate goals
The plan for reaching our goals is outlined in the Environmental and Climate Programme. Below is a condensed version of Uppsala's goals and milestones from the programme.
Uppsala has three long term climate goals:
- Toxin-free Environment 2050 and Sustainable Resource Flows
- A Climate-Neutral Uppsala by 2030 for a Climate-Positive Uppsala by 2050 at the latest
- A Climate-Adapted Uppsala
Seven Milestones for a Better Climate
In the Environmental and Climate Programme seven milestones are set for the Municipality’s climate action. The milestones shall act as a driving force for a rapid development into a sustainable society and in the long run make it possible to reach Uppsala's long term climate goals.
- 1. Within Uppsala Municipality’s geographical area, approximately 100 megawatts of solar energy will have been installed by the year 2030. Uppsala Municipality will ensure, where possible, that municipal properties have solar cells on their roofs by 2025.
- 2. The Municipality's fleet of vehicles, machines and contracted transportation will be fossil fuel-free by 2023. Procurement contracts will be fossil fuel-free by 2027.
- 3. Uppsala Municipality will reduce its direct energy use every year through energy efficiency initiatives for properties, and activities to ensure climate-neutrality by 2030.
- 4. Uppsala Municipality must reduce the presence of environmentally and health-hazardous substances in procured and purchased goods, services and contracts.
- 5. Food purchased by undertakings financed by Uppsala Municipality will consist of 100 per cent organic food by 2023. The climate impact will be no more than 1.25 kg of CO2e per kg of food purchased by 2030.
- Uppsala Municipality's new goods with plastic content will contain only recycled or renewable plastic by 2030.
- The Municipality of Uppsala will reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases from completed construction projects every year to ensure climate-neutrality by 2030. The goal refers to both the Municipality's own projects and projects which are carried out through parcelling out land.
This is what Uppsala needs to do in the future
To increase the pace of the sustainability transition, the focus needs to be on more efficient vehicles, renewable fuels and a transport-efficient society. Collaboration on a regional and national level is of great importance since the municipality isn't in charge of a large part of the infrastructure required for future transports. We need to create an infrastructure that provides the circumstances needed for sustainable travel, public transport, cycling, walking, carpooling and combined travel as well as vehicle sharing. We need to reduce the amount of transport, the number of vehicle movements and prioritize areas for unprotected road users. The infrastructure for walking and cycling must interconnect Uppsala's urban areas in order to facilitate work commuting and increase mobility between the urban areas outside the city. To travel sustainably needs to be accessible, efficient and attractive.
Here are some examples of how the municipality facilitates sustainable travel
The broad cycle work
A long series of campaigns, activities and projects are underway to increase and facilitate sustainable travel. More information about the municipality's work on bikes can be found here.
Biogas for buses and cars (Uppsala Vatten och Avfall AB)
The food waste that you sort is taken to Uppsala Vatten's facility. All the biogas that is formed replaces more than 10,000 liters of petrol every day, when it powers Uppsala's green buses, garbage trucks, taxis and private cars.
Here you can find more information about Uppsala Vatten's facilities.
Charging posts for electric cars (Uppsala parking AB)
The municipal company Uppsala parking works actively to facilitate the transition to fossil-free fuels.
Here you can read more about Uppsala parking's work with charging infrastructure on electric cars.
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The Challenge
Background information
Uppsala municipality has high ambitions for the future. In order to reach the national climate goals, high goals for sustainable travel are required. In the program for mobility and traffic, permission targets for mobility and traffic are defined for year 2050.
"In 2050, Uppsala municipality is a pioneer within the work with mobility and traffic. The mobility and traffic system in Uppsala municipality is resilient and resource efficient, which contributes to good and equal living conditions. Mobility and the traffic system are designed and organized in a way that provides a high level of proximity and healthy living environments for residents, visitors and employees."
"In 2050, all travel and transport in Uppsala municipality will be done with sustainable means of transport."
Innovation and efficient use of mobility contributes to sustainability goals
Increasing the proportion of people walking and cycling in Uppsala is an important sustainability goal in Uppsala municipality. More pedestrians and cyclists in Uppsala leads to a reduced load on public transport, reduced congestion and fewer emissions of greenhouse gases and particles. More pedestrians and cyclists also contribute to fewer cars in traffic and reduce the risk of car accidents. Sweden's and Uppsala's ambition is that no one should die or be seriously injured in traffic.
Mobility Management is a way of working that aims to influence behavior and attitudes in the transport area towards sustainable travel and a decrease in car use. The aim is to influence the journey before it even started. Car traffic requires space, pollutes the environment and is a main source of climate emissions, which is costly seen from a social economy perspective. Mobility management is therefore beneficial both financially and environmentally.
It also provides social benefits. A transport system that promotes walking, cycling and public transport leads to a more equal system with greater freedom of movement for more people – regardless of their gender, physical ability, age or socio-economic conditions. Through good availability to sustainable and active transport such as walking and bicycling, more people become physically active, which creates better health.
To successfully develop a sustainable and efficient transport system, the Municipality of Uppsala combines behavioral influence with physical measures, in line with the national guidelines Fyrstegsprincipen - Bransch (trafikverket.se). Fyrstegsprincipen is a work strategy developed by the Swedish Transport Administration. It is applied to ensure good resource management and for mobility measures to contribute to sustainable development.
The current technological development, in combination with a new way of looking at ownership and sharing, is challenging the norm and the need to own one's own car. Mobility services, such as shared mobility pools, are developing rapidly and increasing in numbers. A current challenge is to promote the services and influence people to start using them and continue to use them in order to achieve long term sustainable behavioral change. Here, employers have a great opportunity to influence. Externally, we work with mobility management measures. Our next step is to get better at sustainable workplace transport and lead by example.
This task involves finding solutions to more sustainable and healthy mobility habits, such as:
- Define how employers can affect their employees to a more sustainable travel behaviour
- Influence the travel before it started
- Define improvements for best user experiences and ease-of-use within monitoring and booking systems for vehicle pools to affect users to more sustainable choices.
- Integrate nudging in monitoring and booking systems for vehicle pools to affect users to more sustainable choices.
- Suggest relevant nudges or behaviour influences to enhance workplace transport by foot, by bike and by public transport
- Develop ideas how to integrate carpooling in workplace transport
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We aim to work in teams & assist society solving some of its main challenges
Sustainability InnoCenter (SIC) , is a community platform for professionals, academics and idealists which its members and partners work on various projects of United Nations sustainability agenda. The key driver for SIC is to provide new ground to technical concepts and innovative ideas dedicated to the creation of a more sustainable society. SIC is based in the academic town of Uppsala in Sweden and it's dedicated team works with sustainable development, innovation- and project management. SIC's role is to help organizations, companies and municipalities to improve their sustainability profile.
See you on 11th of May
Sustainability InnoCenter
Schedule
09:10
Harris Stamatopoulos, Coll Manager at Uppsala University Innovation partnership office and Chief Executive Dreamer of Sustainability InnoCenter
Henrik Cyrén, Senior Strategic Business Developer at Green Innovation park greet!
Harris Stamatopoulos
Director Sustainability InnoCenter
09:30
Welcoming message - Joachim Höggren, Vice chairman of the Traffic and Community environment board, Uppsala municipality
Joachim Höggren
09:50
Mag. Dr.in Claudia Luger-Bazinger, DyMoN coordinator, Nudging methods for sustainable mobility , Salzburg research
Claudia Luger-Bazinger
Dr
10:10
Madelene Håkansson, Mobility Strategist Region of Uppsala.How the county works with mobility and Nudging ?
Oscar Martín from Cemus comes and says hi!
Madelene Håkansson
Mobilitetsstrateg
11:00
11:20
Erik Apel, Planning strategist , case Gävle
Erik Apel
Planning strategist , Gävle municipality
12:00
12:15
Matchmaking and networking lunch
Matchmaking for those who have not found their team members yet.
13:30
Erik Tosterud, Business Developer, Team up workshop with Drivhuset
At the same time the already formed teams can start working on their cases.
Erik Tosterud
Business developer at Drivhuset Uppsala with expertise in Innovation Processes and Leadership.
15:45
15:50
09:00
11:00
DEADLINE FOR THE TEAMS TO SUBMIT THE HACKATHON SOLUTIONS
Information on how to submit your solutions is provided in the online community of the Hackathon.
Announcement Announcement
11:30
Uppsala's Innovation System: Reverse pitch of some of Region's innovation actors (UIC, UUI, UUS, SIC, Gävle Innovation Hub, Innovation lab ,Uppsala kommun,Drivhuset, Science park Gotland, Chromia Innovation lab)
Henrik Cyrén - Senior Strategic Business Developer , Green Innovation park
Annika Remaeus - Head of unit, business and development Uppsala kommun
Fredrik Österholm - Director, Science Park Gotland
Sara Gredemark - Project manager at Uppsala University Innovation (UU Innovation)
Helena Bysell - Collaboration manager at Uppsala University Innovation Parthership office
Emma Hansson - Program Manager & Business Developer , Uppsala Innovation Center
Serdar Temiz - Director of Chromia Innovation Lab
Sterre Nijboer - Project associate Sustainability InnoCenter
12:30
13:30
DyMoN Presentation 1 - Judith Stiekema, Business Development Manager, Open & Agile Smart Cities
Digital
Judith Stiekema
Business Development Manager
13:40
DyMoN Presentation 2 - Dana Kazieya, Researcher, University of Salzburg
Digital
Dana Kaziyeva
13:50
DyMoN Presentation 3 - Matthias Seeber Data Scientist, Trafficon
Digital
Matthias Seeber
Data Scientist Trafficon
14:00
DyMoN Presentation 4- David Leinster, Innovation researcher , Salzburg Research
Digital
David Leistner
Innovation Researcher
14:30
Teams pitch their solutions in front of the Jury- Moderator Helena Bysell , Collaboration manager, UU Innovation Partnership office
Jury is composed by representatives of:-
Patrik Hedlund - Industry insight manager, Ericsson
Harris Stamatopoulos - Director , Sustainability InnoCenter
Emma Hansson - Program Manager , Uppsala Innovation Center
Joakim Munkhammar - Associate professor, Uppsala university
Ingrid Lembke von Schéele - Head of Unit Traffic Planning and Mobility at Uppsala Municipality
Evelina Loberg - Environmental strategist ,Gävle municipality
Katharina Paoli Brunat - CEO, Nudgd
Helena Bysell
Collaboration manager at Innovation Partnership Office
