Pathways towards carbon neutrality: A participatory analysis of the Gothenburg’s energy plan
Paper i proceeding, 2022

Among International Energy Agency members, Sweden is one of the upfront countries in implementing energy policies to achieve zero net emissions. Despite having the lowest share of fossil sources in its primary energy supply, becoming carbon neutral by 2045 is a challenging target. To meet the national goal, cities’ roadmaps and strategic plans have a leading role in facilitating the implementation of energy efficiency measures and renewable production systems. However, succeeding in city energy transitions requires envisioning and understanding of risk and vulnerability levels of the new socio-technical energy system. This study presents a review of the City of Gothenburg’s Energy Plan 2022-2030 and discusses potential challenges
for its implementation. Based on a document study, stakeholder workshop, and interviews the research identifies four key aspects: i) the coordination between energy and urban planning, ii) the future stability of district heating and cooling, iii) the balance in electrification of the buildings and transport, iv) communication and tools in decision-making processes. Finally, the study suggests new measures that should be allocated in the plan to guarantee the development of instruments and analysis for addressing the identified challenges.

implementation challenges

Gothenburg

decarbonization

energy plan

stakeholders engagement

Författare

Daniela Maiullari

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Arkitekturens teori och metod

Alvar Palm

Göteborgs Stad

Holger Wallbaum

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Byggnadsteknologi

Liane Thuvander

Chalmers, Arkitektur och samhällsbyggnadsteknik, Arkitekturens teori och metod

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science

17551307 (ISSN) 17551315 (eISSN)

Vol. 1085 1 012041

SBE 2022 Delft Conference on Innovations for the Urban Energy Transition: Preparing for the European Renovation Wave
Delft, Netherlands,

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Ämneskategorier

Arkitekturteknik

Energisystem

Drivkrafter

Hållbar utveckling

Styrkeområden

Energi

DOI

10.1088/1755-1315/1085/1/012041

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2022-11-01