Helsingborg and Umeå Explore Cities’ Role in Industry’s Climate Transition

The City of Helsingborg and the Municipality of Umeå have received SEK 10 million from the EU’s Horizon Europe program to explore how cities can aid in the industry’s climate transition. The HYDROSYM-2030 project, involving industry stakeholders and researchers, aims to identify the roles cities can play in achieving a competitive climate-neutral industry.

This project seeks to understand how cities, in collaboration with businesses, energy companies, and researchers, can accelerate the transition.

Results from HYDROSYM-2030 will be shared with other European cities. The project is part of the EU’s Industrial Green Deal and the European Mission Cities programme, with Helsingborg and Umeå as testbeds for future climate-neutral industrial ecosystems.

Collaborators include Öresundskraft, Umeå Energi, Lunarworks, IVL Swedish Environmental Institute, and Lund University.