This document summarizes the environmental history and policies of Växjö, Sweden. It discusses the city's efforts around lake restoration in the 1970s, establishing an environmental policy in 1993, producing yearly environmental reports since 1994, and collaborating with environmental organizations in the 1990s. It also outlines the city's strategies around its Local Agenda 21 plan from 1999, receiving government grants for ecological investments, and implementing an environmental management system called "ecoBUDGET" since 2003.

1. Eco-city
With good governance and
management

2. Lake restoration 1970-
Environmental policy 1993
Environmental
Yearly Environmental report since
history
1994
Co-operation with the Swedish
Society for Nature Conservation
1995-2000
Local Agenda 21-strategy 1999
20 MEuro in Governmental
Ecological Investment Grants
ecoBUDGET –environmental
management system since 2003
New Environmental policy 2006
Fossil Fuel Free Växjö | environmental history

3. Lake Trummen
Before
After

4. Treating storm water to reduce
flooding

5. Climate protection
history
CHP plant for biomass 1980
Decision on goal: reduction of CO emissions 2
from fossil fuels by 50% 1996
Decision to stop using fossil fuels 1996
Large CHP plant for biomass 1997
Eco-labelling of electricity 1998
45 climate projects financed by Governmental
Ecological Investment Grants since 1998
Fossil Fuel Free Program ready 1999
Partner in the EU Campaign for Take
Off for renewables 1999
More climate projects financed by EU sixth
Framework Investment Grants 2005
Fossil Fuel Free Växjö | climate protection history

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Fuel mix at the Sandvik plant
GWh
Energy input
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79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01
Oil Wood products Peat Electricity Flue gas condensor

7. Dramatic decrease of Växjö’s CO2 emissions
The emissions of carbon dioxide from Växjö have decreased by a
fantastic 35 % per capita between 1993 and 2008. This means
that every citizen of Växjö contributes to the climate change only
with about 3 ton CO2. This level is far below the global average.
• Biomass for district heating, cooling and electricity
• Energy efficient buildings and passive houses are constructed
out of wood.
• Biogas is used for heat, power and vehicle fuel.
• Solar energy on the roof of a schools
• Pedagogic systems that help residents to reduce their energy use

8. Växjös City Development
Växjös
Växjös area
population 1950
1950-2010
Växjö
1950
1950 2010
22 000 62 000
inhabitants inhabitants

9. Växjös City Development
Växjös
Växjös area
population 2010
1950-2010
Växjö 1950
1950 2010
22 000 62 000
inhabitants inhabitants

10. The Vision
”anti sprawl-strategies” for
4,5 km all kind of planning (schools,
trade, industry/work- area,
3,0 km traffic, green planning..)
1,5 km
- build ”inwards” the cities
borders
- mixed more uses &
ownership for a rich urban
life
- slow motor traffic & high
priority for walkers and
cyclists
-…

11. An environmental policy
and
three profile areas
Consumption and refuse Water- and natural resourses Energy- and transport

12. Each profile area includes
1. Vision
2. Goals to be strived towards -
Covers the geographic area and municipal organisation, not
measuralbe and without a time frame
3. Goals to be achieved –covers the geographic area and
municipal organisation, measurable with a time frame
4. Actions to be taken - covers the municipal organisation

13. Some goals to be strived
towards
– To ensure that the
municipality’s lakes, streams
and rivers will have natural
nutritional levels
– To ensure that forest and
arable landscapes are rich
and varied
– To increase actions to achieve
sustainable production and
consumption to use
renewable energy .
– to use energy efficiently.
– to go over to a fossil fuel free
transport system.

14. Some goals to achieve
• That the purchases of ecological foodstuffs will make up at least
25 % of total foodstuffs purchased by the year 2010
• Reduce the fossil CO2 emissions by 50% per capita until 2010
and 70% per capita until 2025 compared to 1993.
• Increase cycle traffic by 20 % by the year 2015 compared to
2004.
• Increase the use of public city transport by 20% and regional
public transport by 12 % compared to 2002.
• Reduce fossil carbon dioxide emissions from the municipal
transport and services by 30 % by the year 2015 compared to
1999.
• Stop using oil for heating in the city administration by 2010.

15. Environmental Budgeting
Spending
within
natural
Limits!

16. The need for an EMS
• Control all resources –
financial, social and
environmental
• Systemise the
environmental work
• Enhance political and
administrative
awareness
• Set a good example

17. What is ecoBudget?
• An Environmental Management System
for politically steered organisations
• A method to treat natural resources as efficient as
financial resources.
• An imitation of the financial budget system
• Contains no monetary values
• Developed by ICLEI – Local Governments towards
Sustainability, 1994

18. Specification - ecoBUDGET and
EMAS
• Geographical area
• Political instrument
• Agenda 21
• Integration financial budget
• Flexibility, few requirements
• Priority setting
• Resources and assets

19. Corner-stones for the EMS
Which are our visions for
the environment? How do
we influence?
Improvement (pol.)
How can we improve? Planning (pol.)
Routines for the EMS
- Directives What has to be improved?
- Organisation Which are our targets?
- Responsibilities
- Quality sequrance
Follow-up (pol.)
Follow- What are we going to do?
Who is going to do it?
How does our
environmental work go?
Implementation
Work!
Gather data

20. Type of indicators
Geographical indicators
•Public city transports (journeys with public city
buses/year)
•Household waste to final treatment
(kg/inhabitant/year)
Common indicators
•Fossil carbon dioxide emissons from transports
and service (tonnes CO2/year)
•Use of oil for heating (m3)
Sector specific indicators
•Green flag certified schools (no.)
•Purchase of ecological food products (%)

21. Ecologic Budget
Living Life
Start value Outcome Budget Goal
Indicator 2004 2008 2010 2015
B1 Area of ecologic agriculture in relation to total agricultural area (%) 19 23,0 25 30
Start value Outcome Budget Goal
2004 2008 2010 2010
B2 Biologic treatment of organic waste (tons) 160 563 1000 1000
Start value Outcome Budget Goal
2004 2008 2010 2010
B4 Purchase of ecologic foodstuffs in relation to total 3,5 11,0 25 25
foodstuffs purchase (%)

22. Ecologic budget
Fossil fuel free Växjö
Start value Outcome Budget Goal
Indicator 1993 2007 2010 2010
B 10 Emissions of fossil carbon dioxide per inhabitant (kg/inh) 4 632 3 131 2 315 2 316
Start value Outcome Budget Goal
1993 2007 2010 2015
B 11 Use of electricity per inhabitant (kWh/inh) 9 992 9 258 8 700 7 994
Start value Outcome Budget Goal
2004 2008 2010 2015
Start value Outcome Budget Goal
1999 2007 2010 2015
B 16 Emissions of fossil carbon dioxide from transport and service within municipal 5 068 4 699 4 419 3 525
organisation

23. Environmental report
Budget balance I
100
150
200
250
50
0
1985 219
Fosfor i Södra Bergundasjöns utlopp (µg/l)
1986 207
1987 205
1988 154
1989 212
1990 189
1991 198
1992 198
1993 180
1994 138
1995 153
1996 169
1997 146
1998 154
1999 123
2000 129
2001 148
2002 153
2003 133

24. Växjö fossil carbon dioxide
5000
emissions
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total Transport Target 2010 Heating Electricity

25. Advantages with ecoBUDGET
•Continuous arena for
environmental questions –
driving element of sust. dev.
•Financial integration gives
status
•Systematics in planning,
implementation and follow-up
follow-
– environmental results
•Enhances the capacity and
knowledge
•Cross-departmental contacts
Cross-
•Flexible system

26. Future
• Improve the EMS by
tackling challenges
• Integrate democracy
issues, equality of
opportunity, rights of
immigrants, disabled
and children
• Promote sustainable
management in the
world