Trip Summary

Funded by the Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County through $75,000 in grants from the MHE and Denker Foundations, this week long Study Tour brought regional leaders together to engage with global experts and examine successful sustainability models firsthand. Sweden, a recognized leader in climate action, is on track to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040, driven by progressive public policies and innovative market strategies.

Participants met with researchers, architects, landscape designers, technical experts, urban planners, government officials, and entrepreneurs, focusing on critical areas such as:

• Sustainable transportation, including electric ferry technology.
• Climate-neutral construction and retrofitting buildings for energy efficiency.
• Emissions offsetting through carbon capture innovations.
• Waste-to-energy solutions for reducing environmental impact.
• Public-private partnerships that drive climate action and economic resilience.

Tour group observing the manufacturing processes of Candela’s electric hydrofoil vessels.

Resources and Reports

• Study Tour Final Report
• Sweden Tour Recaps and Presentation videos
• Stockholm City Presentation
• Climate Change and Sustainability SEI Presentation
• Climate Neutral Construction Gothenburg
• Gothenburg Presentation
• Gothenburg Study Annapolis
• Introduction to Volvo Penta
• Volvo Group Presentation