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Climate report 2022 presented to Lund municipality

By li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se (Li Strandberg) - published 5 May 2022
Lena Neij and Philip Sandberg holding the climate report between them. Photo.
Lena Neij, chairman of Lund Climate Policy Council hands over the 2022 report to Philip Sandberg, Mayor of the city of Lund, at a ceremony on May 4. Photo source: Creative Commons

Lund was the first municipality to create a local climate policy council in 2018. The council consists of researchers from Lund University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Every year the council hands over a report to the municipal board and on May 4 Professor Lena Neij from the IIIEE presented the 2022 report.

The council reviews Lund’s work with climate impact and reduction of its climate impact. They also suggest improvements for Lund to achieve its climate goals. In summary the 2022 report states that many things are going in the right direction and the emissions are decreasing. However, an acceleration is needed and there will be many challenges in the future. It’s important that Lund municipality paves the way through changes in structures, technical systems and lifestyles.

"We demand concrete actions that focus on collaboration and a strengthened local climate organization with resources to mobilize more partners and new initiatives. To produce a vision that motivates the business sector and the civil society to act and contribute to the change could be an important start", says Lena Neij, chairman of the climate policy council.

Press release (in Swedish)

Read the full report (Pdf, in Swedish)

Read more about Lund Climate Policy Council (in Swedish)

Cover of the 2022 report. Photo.

EU Missions

Cities play a pivotal role in achieving climate neutrality by 2050, the goal of the European Green Deal. They take up only 4% of the EU’s land area, but they are home to 75% of EU citizens. Furthermore, cities consume over 65% of the world’s energy and account for more than 70% of global CO2 emissions. 

European cities can substantially contribute to the Green Deal target of reducing emissions by 55% by 2030 and, in more practical terms, to offer cleaner air, safer transport and less congestion and noise to their citizens (source: EU). 

Page manager: li [dot] strandberg [at] iiiee [dot] lu [dot] se | 5 May 2022