Mariestads kommun deltar i Stockholm Climate Week

Representanter från bland annat Mariestads kommun deltar i ett seminarium på Stockholm Climate Week den 18 april 2023. På seminariet diskuteras bland annat gröna initiativ och lösningar för kommunal styrning, Mariestads resa mot grön omställning och den stundande etableringen av Volvos batterifabrik. Seminariet kommer att sändas live hos organisationen We Don’t Have Time.

Det är jättekul att Mariestads kommun deltar och att vår offensiva satsning på grön omställning ger frukt. Vi är stolta över att vårt arbete med omställningen till ett hållbart samhälle uppmärksammas, säger Maria Gustavsson, samhällsbyggnadsstrateg i Mariestads kommun.

Om Stockholm Climate Week

Stockholm Climate Week är en fyra dagar lång konferens som lyfter olika perspektiv och initiativ kopplade till klimatarbete, och som leder upp till Earth Day 2023 lördagen den 22 april. Initiativtagare till konferensen är organisationen We Don’t Have Time, som genomför den i samarbete med en rad olika aktörer, bland annat UNDP.

Följ seminariet live

Du kan följa seminariet live på We Don’t Have Times webbplats. Samtalet pågår mellan 11:30–12:30 tisdag 18 april 2023.

We Don't Have Time – Stockholm Climate Week Länk till annan webbplats.

Program, 18 april 11.30-12.30

Mariestad kommuns deltar i seminarium den 18 april under temat "Green Local Governance" - betydelsen av ett lokalt ledarskap för en hållbar utveckling.

Seminariet hålls på engelska.

Green Local Governance

The town of Mariestad, Sweden, is one of the leading municipalities in effecting green local innovation. Listen to their story of how they turned around and formulated a vision for the future that is fully aligned with the global transformation to net-zero.

Mariestad´s Turnaround

An introductory keynote that tells the story of Mariestad’s journey from a depressed state following factory shut-downs, to betting big on the green transition together with the local business community – leading to the establishment of the Volvo battery factory.
Susanné Wallner, vice president Restart Earth AB and former Head of Industry in Municipality of Mariestad.

The Climate Game

Presentation of the Mariestad Climate Game, a board game about solving the climate challenge in Mariestad.
Edvin Skogholm Sanne, Game Designer, University of Skövde and Iris Casando, Illustrator and 2D artist, University of Skövde and Maria Gustavsson, Urban Development Strategist, Municipality of Mariestad.

Volvo Group and transforming

Volvo Group is transforming its operations to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. What does this transition mean for Volvo Group? Also information about the establishment of a Volvo battery factory in Mariestad and the region Skaraborg.
Karin Svensson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Volvo Group.

Panel - Fossil-free transport as a key driver in green local governance

A panel on the crucial role played by transport – public, private and goods – in driving the local transition.
Karin Svensson, Volvo Group, Henrik Brodin, Head of Energy Södra, Susanné Wallner, former Head of Industry in Municipality of Mariestad.

The World’s Only Fossil-Free Hydrogen Pre-School in Mariestad

A check-in of the hydrogen-powered pre-school on how they integrate learnings on the climate and the environment in their daily work and why Mariestad have build a pre-school that will be runned by hydrogen.
Gösta Lindmark, Sustainability Strategist, Municipality of Mariestad.

Panel - Growing Sustainable Cities

We invite partners in the Viable Cities network to speak about how to expand housing and services to the citizens in a growing city.
Elise Grosse, Chief Sustainability Sweco Architects, Claes Kollberg, CTO and founder CemVision and Pär Larshans, Director of Sustainability Ragn-Sells.

The Climate Game part 2

We check in on the progress for our board game / climate enthusiasts – who is winning and why? And is it really about winning?

The Future of Green Local Governance

Malin Olsson Lundqvist, member of the municipal board in Mariestad, will conclude the session by talking about success factors and challenges for Mariestad historically and forward on.

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