In mid-October, a delegation from Vaxjo, Sweden, visited the Duluth City Council. As part of the Duluth Sister Cities International program, the delegation met with local leaders in government and business to discuss entrepreneurship and economic development.

Given Vaxjo’s global leadership in sustainability, I found myself wondering if anyone was also talking about the growing challenges of climate change, its significant impacts upon cities, and how a city like Duluth could become more sustainable and resilient.

Vaxjo, with a population of 90,721, in the southern region of Sweden, was the first city in the world to set a goal of being fossil fuel-free by 2030. Vaxjo has already reduced its per-capita carbon-dioxide emissions by over 50%. Also, the city promotes the use of advanced cons

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