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Växjö in Sevilla
Växjö Sweden
•Växjö is centrally located in the southern part of Sweden
•In the entrepreneurial region of Sweden
•Population: 80 000
•Land area: 1 674 km2
•University with 14 000 students
Where is Växjö?
1974 could this man be Mayor?
Växjö – city by the lakes
Economy - Ecology
Restored lakes in the middle of the city
Energy Efficient wood houses by the lake
Energy supply 2005 – 50% renewables
Gasoline17,3%
Diesel13,8%
Renewable electricity
12,9%
Other renewables2,3%
Biomass35,5%
Jet gasoline1,0%
Peat2,6%
Oil2,3%
Non-renewable electricity
12,4%
Totally 2479 GWh
Unanimous Political Climate Decision
We shall stop using fossil fuels in the activities of the Municipality.
Emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels in the whole municipality shall be reduced by 50 percent per capita by the year 2010 compared with 1993.
A Fossil Fuel Free Växjö
Fossil carbon dioxide emissions (kg/capita)
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1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total Transports Target 2010 Heating Electricity
Fossil Fule Free Växjö - actions
• District heating, electricity and cooling from biomass
• Conversion from electric heating to district heating
• Subsidies for installation of small-scale biomass boilers or solar panels
• Free energy advice for citizens• Energy efficiency compulsory in new
areas• Free parking for environmental cars• Subsidies for environmental cars• Production of biogas for vehicles• Centre for gasification of biomass to
syntesis gas at Växjö University. • DME vehicle fuel factory in the future• DME Volvo truck test planned
Examples:
Fossil Fuel Free Växjö goes sustainable
Population ≈ 80 000
Population born abroad 11 %
Employment rate, age 20-64: 78 %
People born abroad, employment: 56 %
Risk of poverty¹: 4,49 %
Life expectancy: 81
Human capital²: 40 %
Electoral participation (national): 84,71 %
Basic requirements of education³: 92 %
Avarage yearly income: ≈ 23 000 €
Total local tax rate: (Index: 100) 31,16
¹ Percentage of population with an income less than 60 % of the median
² Percentage of 20–74 age group with post-secondary education
³ Percentage of students in year nine with a leaving certificate that qualify them for upper secondary school
Växjö sustainability facts
The future is already here
Composing Imagine
Think global act local