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Print articleThe programme will focus on the exchange of information and expertise on tackling climate change and the sharing of best practice on sustainable city planning.
Both cities are championing environmentally friendly urban development to highlight how the use of new green energy generating technologies and modern design and construction techniques can deliver better places to live and work as well as tackling climate change.
Stockholm is a recent winner in the World Clean Energy Awards for their eco-regeneration project in the Hammarby Sj?stad district. The 10,000 apartments have adopted the practice of 'circular metabolism' to facilitate the efficient use of the resources required by residents. Individual households dispose of their solid waste into a vacuum-based underground collection system that allows for separating the waste into organic, recycleable and other forms. Combustible garbage is processed and returned to the community as electricity and hot water.
Mayor Ken Livingstone said:
?We are today announcing a collaboration with Stockholm on climate change quite simply because there is no other city in the world from whom we could learn more about how to develop a sustainable city. Ensuring that London plays its part in cutting greenhouse gas emissions is my top priority, and if London and Stockholm marry our different experience and expertise we will be able to achieve our shared aims much more rapidly. And, with over half the world's people living in cities and producing three quarters of global emissions, what cities like ours do really could determine whether or not we can avoid catastrophic climate change.?
Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron said:
?Stockholm is one of the world's leading cities on creating the low carbon, urban environmental infrastructure for the twenty-first century for energy, water and waste. I have seen for myself what they have achieved in their pioneering sustainable neighbourhood of Hammarby. So London and Stockholm can learn a lot from each other. This is an important partnership for both cities.?
Ulla Hamilton said:
?I'm pleased to be in London and working with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor on how we can tackle climate change together. Stockholm has a lot to learn from London. I'm particularly looking forward to exploring the business opportunities for Swedish companies in London as so many of Sweden's companies and businesses are world famous for environmental innovation. We need to seize all the opportunities we can to work together and share our expertise.?
