Karlskrona Sustainability Fest

Karlskrona Sustainability Fest gathers entrepreneurs, scientists, politicians, investors and civil society  in a series of transformatives actions programs to fast drive sustainable urban transformation and positive change in Karlskrona and beyond.

By engaging diverse fundamental stakeholders at a city level we promote the application of science data and the adoption of latest technologies and innovations for pragmatic co-creation of greener, smarter and prosper societies. 

We seek to contribute in overcoming the most important societal challanges at a city level while advancing the  United Nations Climate Goals and Sustainable Development Goals.
             
"Karlskrona Sustaiability Fest, together for a sustainable future"

Transformative Action Program 2

Date: Sep 18th, 9:00 - 12:00 @BTH
Theme: The Future of Sustainable Transport in Karlskrona

It is a great pleasure for Karlskrona Sustainability Fest and The Energy and Transport Research Team at BTH to invite you to participate of an action day for the co-creation of a Sustainable Transport System in Karlskrona on the 18th of September from 9 to 12 at BTH as a kick off Transformative Action Program 2: The Future of Mobility in Karlskrona.

One of the greatest environmental and societal challenges cities faces today lies in mobility. People need an extensive network of vehicles and transportations system to uphold societies and economies. Cars, Busses, Trains, Trucks, Boats and others modes of transport each leaving their permanent mark on the environment. Problems are evident at a local level: too much idle capacity of cars, traffic, lack of parking spots; and a global level increasing of CO2 (nearly one-third of global CO2 emissions comes from the transport of people and goods), oil-extraction pollutions, landfills, and oil-wars.


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Get to know about the hosting team for the kick off TAP2

Jean Pierre Candiotti
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Entrepreneur, dreamer, activist and citizen scientist. Jean Pierre holds a MBA with focus on innovation from Jonkoping University and MsC in Sustainability from the MSLS at  Blekinge Institute of Technology. Among others honors his efforts to create better societies has been recognized by The Governor of Blekinge Berit Andnor Bylund and the Prince of Sweden H.R.H Prince Daniel Bernadotte.
Sven Boren
​Sven is since 2013 a PhD student within the team and focus his research on sustainability assessment of transport and development of strategies and actions towards sustainability at Blekinge Institute of Technology

Göran Broman
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Professor and Head of the Department Strategic Sustainable Development at Blekinge Institute of Technology, and co-creator of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development (FSSD). Göran Broman was recently Managing Guest Editor for a Special Volume of the Journal of Cleaner Production, the leading scientific journal in the field of sustainable development, according to Google Scholar.