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Green growth has been a strategic topic of the OECD’s work since 2009, when OECD member countries mandated that the organisation develop a Green Growth Strategy. Green growth has entered a number of areas of work in the OECD, including the Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development. The Directorate’s mission is to help governments at all levels design and implement strategic, evidencebased and innovative policies to strengthen public governance, respond effectively to diverse and disruptive economic, social and environmental challenges, and deliver on governments’ commitments to citizens.
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This case study analyses the economic and environmental performance of the City and County of Stockholm, identifying best practices for green growth in policy and governance, and providing recommendations to further strengthen Stockholm’s potential for green growth. The unit of analysis is the Stockholm metro-region, defined here as Stockholm County, albeit with special attention paid to the performance, policies and institutions of the City of Stockholm.
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Chapter 1 provides an overview of socio-economic and environmental trends and challenges in Stockholm City and County and identifies areas of opportunity for green growth. It assesses the economic and environmental assets and performance that underpin Stockholm’s competitiveness and attractiveness, reviews urban sectors that merit attention for improving green growth prospects and focuses on the emerging green sector and its potential to contribute to growth in Stockholm City and County.
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Chapter 2 reviews the visions and sectoral policies already in place in Stockholm and discusses their potential for further strengthening green growth. It assesses urban sectors and activities that foster growth and reduce pressure on the environment, focusing on land use and transport, including eco-districts, energy efficiency in buildings, waste recycling, district heating and renewable energy.
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Chapter 3 reviews the regional green technology innovation ecosystem in the Stockholm metro-region. It assesses the metro-region’s innovation performance, institutions, infrastructure and key players for a regional innovation system. It focuses on conditions for entrepreneurship, spinoffs and venture capital, the profile of Stockholm’s green technology exports, higher education infrastructure and skills development, as well as research and innovation policies.
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Chapter 4 examines the local, regional and national institutions available for strengthening green growth in Stockholm. It reviews Stockholm’s network style of governance as well as challenges that existing governance mechanisms face when fostering green growth, such as in scaling up energy efficiency or smart-grid technologies, which could profit from enhanced regional governance and co-ordination. Furthermore, it focuses on support for innovation commercialisation and policies to accelerate the diffusion of eco-innovations and to boost green technology exports.