日本語
Climate change is one of the most severe threats to our world today. An enormous amount of work needs to be done to reduce both energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions, for sustainable growth to be achieved.
Cities and municipalities have an important responsibility, especially since a majority of the world’s population already lives in urban areas. This concentration of people creates both a need and a basis for efficient and smart solutions in the fields of buildings, transport, energy etc. Sweden and Japan have both come a long way in building sustainable cities and developing sustainable transportation systems. Both countries are also working on innovative measures for the future. With Japan chairing the G8 in 2008, and Sweden preparing to take over the Presidency of the European Union in the latter half of 2009, in time for the Copenhagen Summit, cooperation between the two countries in the environmental field is of ever greater importance.
The conference was held on 17 April 2008, at the United Nations University