Oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Oecd Green Growth Studies Green Growth in Stockholm, Sweden Oecd Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

This report studies green growth trends, challenges and opportunities in the City of Stockholm, Sweden. It first analyses socio-economic trends and the environmental performance of the city and the county of Stockholm; then it reviews urban policies for land use, transport, buildings, waste, energy and water that contribute to economic growth and reduce pressure on the environment; thirdly assesses Stockholm's green innovation potential in areas such as cleantech, Ict and university to business linkages; and finally it examines local, regional and national institutions, including horizontal and vertical coordination mechanisms that strengthen cross-sectoral and multilevel governance for green growth.